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Editorial: The Fed was right to say no on interest rates
For the moment, demand is adequate and unemployment is low. This makes the White House’s view — that tight money is ...
Did the Fed cut interest rates Wednesday? No, but here's when they might
Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages have jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...
Trump urgently wants Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. That won't happen today, economists say.
President Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Here's what the experts think will happen at ...
Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...
WATCH: Powell speaks after Fed keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cut
The Federal Reserve is leaving its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated ...
Powell says Fed does not consider government interest rate costs in policy debate
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said there is no place for the central bank to consider government ...
Powell Cites Inflation Risk as Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates are in the right place to manage continued uncertainty around tariffs ...
The Fed’s foolish interest rate policy is stopping America’s economy from booming
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high despite rise in unemployment and economic concerns. Decision unnecessarily ...
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Trump's visit to Fed is latest twist in feud over interest rates that has long history
President Donald Trump’s visit to the Federal Reserve on July 24 marks the latest turn in his increasingly vitriolic campaign to pressure Fed Chair Jerome Powell into cutting interest rates or ...
Fed keeps rates unchanged — but two vote against Powell’s ‘wait-and-see’ approach
The central bank’s policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee maintained the benchmark rate between 4.25% and 4.5%, where ...
Fed structure may be in flux, not just rates
Whatever happens at September's Federal Reserve meeting will pale in comparison to a wholesale rethinking of the U.S. central ...
The Fed Was Right to Say No on Interest Rates
In other words, there was no urgency to alter course. At the Fed’s next policy meeting, six weeks from now, things should be ...