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Federal Reserve, Trump and interest rates

Fed holds interest rates steady, brushing off Trump’s calls for big cuts
Roughly six months after the Federal Reserve hit pause on interest-rate cuts, the central bank remains firmly in wait-and-see mode as it gauges the fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade and other policies that continue to cloud the economic outlook.
Investors (and Trump) are about to find out if Fed still wants rate cuts in 2025
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its meeting this week, but investors will be watching for something else — whether central bank policy makers are still committed to two rate cuts this year.
Fed on hold leaves Wall Street asking what it will take to cut interest rates
NEW YORK] With US Federal Reserve officials signalling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what might eventually prompt the central bank to make a move,
Inflation is bucking tariff fears, but the Fed likely won’t cut rates, as Trump wants. Here’s why
The U.S. economy has been full of surprises since the Federal Reserve started rapidly raising interest rates to quell inflation back in 2022. The latest shocker might just be that the Trump administration’s tariffs haven’t pushed up inflation more.
Investors look to Fed’s Powell for rate cut signals
With Federal Reserve officials signaling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to Chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what might eventually prompt the central bank to make a move, and when.
Fed holds rates steady, brushing off Trump’s calls for cuts
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday as it continues to gauge the fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade war and other policies that have clouded the economic outlook.
Investors shun long-term US bonds as hopes for aggressive Fed rate cuts fade
Bond investors, anticipating the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady again this week, are moving away from longer-dated Treasuries as they temper expectations for an aggressive easing given the lower chance of a U.
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US Fed FOMC Meeting: Check date, time and rate cut expectations from the Federal Reserve
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Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Is Intact as New Risks Cloud Economic Outlook
The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause that could be extended through ...
Fed pause leaves Wall Street guessing when rate cuts might finally come
The unemployment rate has held steady for three months even as job growth has slowed, in part because a sharp decline in ...
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Fed to reconsider how it communicates monetary policy this fall
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the changes could touch the central bank's quarterly economic forecasts. He also discussed downsizing at the Fed and his tenure on the Board of Governors.
Trump says he may ‘have to force’ US interest rate change in attack on Jay Powell
Donald Trump has called Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell a “numbskull” for not cutting interest rates, saying the White ...
Donald Trump says he may ‘have to force something’ on interest rates
Donald Trump has called Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell a “numbskull” for not cutting interest rates, saying the White House ...
If the Fed lowers interest rates this year, it’ll likely be because of bad news. Here’s why
Rising unemployment will likely be what pulls the trigger for the Federal Reserve to finally begin lowering interest rates ...
Fed set to hold rates steady as Middle East crisis, tariffs cloud outlook
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as its policymakers assess signs of a cooling economy and the risk of higher inflation from U.S. import tariffs and the ...