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Fed Officials Stick to Cautious Message on Rate Cuts Despite Pressure From Trump
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, has made clear that pre-emptive interest rate cuts are not appropriate for ...
Fed Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates Again—Despite Trump’s Demands—As It Warns Of Higher Unemployment Risk
The Fed is in a “good place to wait and see” before moving on interest rates, Powell said Wednesday. “We don't think we need ...
Powell says Fed can wait to lower interest rates again. But will it wait too long?
Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve can wait to see which effect from Trump's tariffs is worse - high inflation or a weak economy.
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Fed Meeting Keeps Interest Rates High. Here's Why That's a Big Deal for Your Finances
As expected, interest rates didn't budge today. You can blame tariffs. At the conclusion of its May 6-7 meeting today, the ...
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Fed keeps interest rates steady. And, Catholics around the world wait for a new Pope
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid uncertainty over President Trump's trade war. And, the Trump ...
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4 Money Moves You Should Make Now, Since the Fed Is Holding Rates High
Banks tend to follow the Fed's lead when setting CD rates. A rate pause means there's still time to score a high annual ...
Fed holds interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just weeks after President Donald Trump intensified calls for ...
The Fed Is Very, Very Uncertain. What It Means for Interest Rates.
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have clouded the central bank’s economic outlook, leaving it in wait-and-see mode.
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Fed sees rising risks to economy as it leaves rates unchanged
With so much uncertainty over Trump's tariff moves, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said 'It's really not at all clear what it is we ...
What Fed is (likely) waiting for before lowering interest rates
The Federal Reserve is set to hold interest rates steady and hint it's in no hurry to cut as tariffs threaten to heat up inflation amid solid economy ...
US Fed Meeting Highlights: Federal Reserve keeps interest rates ‘unchanged’ at 4.25-4.50% as inflation risk persists
The US Fed decided to keep the key benchmark interest rates unchanged at the range of 4.25% to 4.5% on Wednesday, May 7.
Why the RBA is set to break away from the Fed and cut rates
Even so, market participants and economists are convinced the RBA will break with the Fed and resume its easing cycle at the ...