Investors are on edge about potential changes to the Fed’s balance sheet plan

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  Fed likely to pause rate cuts with clouds gathering over the economy

  The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates this week despite growing concern about the state of the U.S. economy and the impact of President Trump’s trade agenda. Markets are expecting ...
  
  The Hill - 18h

• Stagflation fears may leave Fed’s Powell little leeway to reassure investors Wednesday

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  MarketWatch - 6h

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  CNBC - 7h

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  CNBC - Mar. 10

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  High interest rates have put pressure on households, but some borrowing costs are starting to ease, even with the Fed on the sidelines.
  
  CNBC - 4d

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  President Donald Trump signaled to stock-market investors last week that they’re on their own. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will likely deliver a similar message when monetary policymakers ...
  
  MarketWatch - 2d
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  Trump and the Fed Sound More Optimistic About the Economy Than Investors

  Traders are selling stocks even as Jerome Powell and the White House convey confidence about markets.
  
  Inc. - Mar. 10
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  Powell Says the Fed Is in No Hurry to Adjust Rates Amid Trump Policy Uncertainty

  Jerome H. Powell says the Fed is focused on separating “signal from the noise,” as the president whipsaws on tariffs.
  
  The New York Times - Mar. 7

• Fed rate cuts could ward off a serious recession, Jim Cramer says

  CNBC's Jim Cramer analyzed Wednesday's market action.
  
  CNBC - 6d

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