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Amara Omeokwe

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at Bloomberg News

Reporter @business covering the Federal Reserve & U.S. economy. Say hi: [email protected]. Omeokwe=oh-MOE-kway

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | treasuryandrisk.com | Caleb Mutua |Josh Wingrove |Amara Omeokwe |Jonnelle Marte

    Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York Morgan Stanley and rival JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised a combined $14 billion in the U.S. investment-grade market today, the first two of Wall Street’s six biggest banks to tap primary debt markets after reporting first-quarter earnings. Morgan Stanley offered four notes totaling $8 billion, while JPMorgan sold $6 billion in two parts, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified as the details are private.

  • 1 week ago | treasuryandrisk.com | Josh Wingrove |Amara Omeokwe |Jonnelle Marte |Augusta Saraiva

    Customers purchase iPhone 16s and Apple Watch Series 10 watches during the first day of in-store sales at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in New York City on September 20, 2024. Credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg. President Donald Trump pledged yesterday that he will still apply tariffs to phones, computers, and popular consumer electronics, downplaying a weekend tariff exemption for these products as a procedural step in his overall push to remake U.S. trade.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Amara Omeokwe

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williamssaid he expects slower economic growth, higher unemployment and a pickup in inflation due to US tariffs policy and reduced immigration. Williams is among a chorus of Fed officials who’ve signaled their intent to keep rates on hold as they wait for more certainty on the impact of President Donald Trump’s economic policy plans.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Amara Omeokwe

    John Williams(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he expects slower economic growth, higher unemployment and a pickup in inflation due to US tariffs policy and reduced immigration. Williams is among a chorus of Fed officials who’ve signaled their intent to keep rates on hold as they wait for more certainty on the impact of President Donald Trump’s economic policy plans.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Amara Omeokwe

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williamssaid he expects slower economic growth, higher unemployment and a pickup in inflation due to US tariffs policy and reduced immigration. Williams highlighted a sharp decline recently in consumer and business sentiment. That has come amid dramatic shifts in President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on US trading partners that have spurred volatility in US and global financial markets.

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Amara Omeokwe
Amara Omeokwe @TheAmaraReport
5 Apr 25

Came here just to ask this because it’s been living in my head rent-free: Why is the late in quotation marks???

Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social
Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social @TrumpDailyPosts

This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates. He is always “late,” but he could now change his image, and quickly. Energy prices are down, Interest Rates are down, Inflation is down, even Eggs are down 69%, and Jobs are UP, all within two

Amara Omeokwe
Amara Omeokwe @TheAmaraReport
9 Nov 24

I have learned so much listening to @AsteadWH this election season. Nobody has had sharper analysis 🔥

Astead
Astead @AsteadWH

Democrats “original sin” was a belief that Donald Trump would be inherently unelectable bc of Jan. 6 and legal problems — which took root among party leaders after the midterm elections and gave them cover for unwisely consolidating behind Biden On @CNN w/ @andersoncooper https://t.co/oAW0XiNb01

Amara Omeokwe
Amara Omeokwe @TheAmaraReport
9 Nov 24

The Biden White House was very disciplined in its message on the Fed, except for a few stray comments here and there. They even put out a memo on the importance of central-bank independence. It’s a key difference from Trump on economic approach. He is willing to bully them.

Jeff Stein
Jeff Stein @JStein_WaPo

New - Ron Klain, former chief of staff, wanted President Biden to acknowledge the pain the Fed’s high interest rates were causing families and businesses through higher costs The push was met with resistance from a White House wary of even the appearance of criticizing the Fed