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Reporter that meeting between the president and county and state emergency officials in california wrapped up just minutes ago. Emergency officials spoke and informed the president of the 20 night significant active wildfires that are currently bring across our state. As we know, those fires have claimed lives, destroyed thousands of homes and have left much of Northern California and really a lot of the metro areas across the west coast in a constant cloud of smoke and unhealthy air. It was against this backdrop that the present touchdown in in Northern California on air force one. He was at ...

Chair Jerome Powell announced an Interest Rate cut for the First Time Since the 2008 financial crisis. Following the announcement, he took several questions from reporters. This is 45 minutes. Good afternoon and welcome. Today to lower the target for the federal funds rate by a quarter of a ofcentage point to arrange two and a quarter percent. The outlook for the u. S. Economy remains favorable in this action is designed to support that outlook. Againsttended to ensure Downside Risk, to help offset the effects these factors are andng the on the economy to promote a faster return of inflation t...

The outlook for the u. S. Economy remains terrible, and this action is designed to support the outlook. From weak Global Growth and to promote a faster return of inflation to our symmetric 2 objective. Objectives will support achievement of our overall goal, to sustain for the benefit of the american people. Conclude theed to runoff of our securities portfolio rather than and september as previously planned. I will discuss the thinking behind todays Interest Rate reduction and then turn to the path forward. As the year began, both the economy and Monetary Policy were in a good place. Below 4 ,...

Were waiting to see if the president takes questions. If he does, ill bring that to you. The president s visit comes as tens of thousands of firefighters are working all around the clock to get these flames under control. In addition to the nearly three dozen deaths, dozens more are missing. Millions of acres are burned and the weather could make it all worse. That is not the only Severe Weather threat facing the country right now. You have hurricane sally, which is rapidly gaining strength, it is slowly creeping toward the gulf coast. Evacuation orders are underway in parts of louisiana and m...

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