San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Monday said that given mounting evidence that the U.S. job market is softening and no signs of persistent tariff-driven inflation, the time is nearing for interest rate cuts.

A team of economists at BofA Global Research outlines why investors might be putting too much stock in a September interest-rate move.

Last week, Adriana Kugler, one of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, announced her resignation. That means that President Donald Trump will have the opportunity to nominate a new member, who will then face the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

Trump has launched a series of scathing attacks on Powell over his refusal to reduce interest rates. The president claimed that the central banker is "TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID, & TOO POLITICAL, to have the job of Fed Chair" in a post on his Truth Social website on Thursday.

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS commissioner and a vacancy on the Fed board.