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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 ...
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 ...
White House expands search to replace Fed Chair Powell
Trump appointed Bowman to the Fed in 2018 and made her vice chair for supervision earlier this year. Jefferson was appointe ...
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 ...
Will Powell and the Fed cut rates in response to Trump's pressure?
The Federal Reserve holds its latest interest rate meeting this week, with policymakers expecting rates to be left unchanged ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
One FOMC dissenter might have just called out the Fed for its shifting base interest-rate policy
Citing sharp downward revisions to U.S. job growth, Bowman reiterated her forecast for three cuts this year while warning that declining data reliability complicates policymaking.