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Powell reiterates Fed will wait for more data before cutting rates
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the U.S. central bank plans to "wait and learn more" about the ...
US Treasury chief says he thinks Fed could lower interest rates by September
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he believes the Federal Reserve could lower interest rates by September ...
Jobs Report Takes Pressure Off Fed to Cut Rates
Headline numbers from the June jobs report took pressure off the Federal Reserve to consider an interest-rate cut later this ...
Bessent teases new Aug. 1 deadline for tariffs, says Fed chair can’t cut rates like Trump wants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration is now eyeing Aug. 1 as the date to slap the ...
Trump's tariffs kept Fed from cutting rates, Jerome Powell says
The Federal Reserve would have cut interest rates by now if President Donald Trump's tariffs weren't so big, central bank ...
Did the Fed cut 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 think rates are headed.
Powell Reiterates Fed’s Wait-and-See Approach Before Cutting Rates
The Fed chair told lawmakers that the central bank could afford to be patient amid uncertainty about how President Trump’s ...
Weekly mortgage rates continue to fall as the Fed debates timing
The article Weekly Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall as the Fed Debates Timing originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Fed Officials Could Be Split On Whether To Cut Interest Rates In July
At least three Federal Reserve policymakers spoke out this week in favor of holding interest rates steady for the time being, ...
Powell says the Fed would have cut rates this year if it weren’t for tariffs
The Federal Reserve would likely have lowered interest rates this year if it weren’t for President Donald Trump’s significant ...
Trump has ramped up pressure on Fed Chair Powell to cut rates. There's one big reason it probably won't work.
Trump has been highly critical of Fed chair Powell for not cutting rates. Some see Trump's pressure campaign against the ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds firm on interest rates, resisting pressure to cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who is testifying before Congress this week, said tariffs are "likely to push up prices.