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Flock of Fed Speakers Show No Eagerness to Consider Rate Cuts
On a day when more than half of the Federal Reserve’s policymakers offered public remarks, not one made it sound like the US ...
Federal Reserve official sees signs of slowing economy but not ready to cut rates
A top Federal Reserve official said Friday that massive uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs has caused ...
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 ...
Why the Fed Isn’t Ready to Join Other Central Banks in Cutting Rates
The U.S. faces risks of higher inflation and unemployment. Countries without tax hikes on imports are focused on the hit to ...
Fed holds rates steady despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate setting committee held rates steady Wednesday at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, ...
Fed's Decision on Interest Rates This Week Seems Clear, Beyond That is Anyone's Guess
Although the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady at its meeting on Wednesday, what ...
USA Today15d
Trump's Fed feud: Why interest rates won't budge anytime soon
Economists say no rate cut is likely in May The Federal Reserve policy committee's next meeting is May 6 and May 7. Most economists don't expect the Fed to cut the short-term federal funds rate ...
Los Angeles Times17d
Why Trump’s call for the Fed to cut interest rates may not help consumers
President Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers. In fact ...