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Vaccine Maker Stocks Fall After Trump Taps RFK Jr. to Head HHS

(Bloomberg) -- Shares of vaccine makers plunged after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, a post that would give the longtime vaccine skeptic influence over the nation’s health and medical research agencies.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation PrioritiesZimbabwe City of 700,000 at Risk of Running Dry by Year-EndSaudi Neom Gets $3 Billion Loan Guarantee From Italy Export Credit Agency Sa

Traders Trim Bets for December Fed Rate Cut on Powell’s Caution

(Bloomberg) -- Traders pared back their expectations for an interest-rate cut in December and policy-sensitive US yields jumped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said economic resilience gives officials room to ease more carefully.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation PrioritiesZimbabwe City of 700,000 at Risk of Running Dry by Year-EndNYC Congestion Pricing Plan With $9 Toll to Start in JanuarySaudi Neom Gets $3 Billion Loan Guarantee From Italy Export C

Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures

Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed's officials want to see where it heads next. Powell, speaking in Dallas, said that inflation is edging closer to the central bank's 2% target, “but it is not there yet." “The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates,” the Fed chair said.

Fed’s Powell Says No Need to Hurry Rate Cuts With Economy Strong

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the recent performance of the US economy has been “remarkably good,” giving central bankers room to lower interest rates at a careful pace.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation PrioritiesZimbabwe City of 700,000 at Risk of Running Dry by Year-EndNYC Congestion Pricing Plan With $9 Toll to Start in JanuarySaudi Neom Gets $3 Billion Loan Guarantee From Italy Export Credit Agency SaceThe Urban-Rural Divide Over