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Fed Decides Against Interest Rate Cut—But Powell Faces First Double Dissent In Decades

Bank of America indicated in a note that Powell would be in “no hurry” to cut rates in June, though disagreements among Fed ...

Did the Fed cut interest 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's What Happens to the Economy if Trump Fires Jerome Powell and Installs a Loyalist at the Fed

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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 ...