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Donald Trump's interest rates wish comes closer to reality

So far, an increasingly divided Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has resisted cutting rates to wait for more data over the summer on the impact of tariffs on consumer prices. It last cut in December 2024, setting the target range at 4.25 to 4.5 percent.

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Trump says the Fed should cut interest rates. Bessent says this is by how much.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning made his latest call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates following July’s inflation report. But the president didn’t say by how much. Markets got a clue into the administration’s thinking by the end of the day,

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Inflation Report Boosts Prospect of Fed Rate Cut in September

Key Takeaways A relatively tame inflation report Tuesday boosted investors' hopes that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in September.Fed officials have kept rates high out of concern that President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs will ignite inflation.

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Is the Fed ready to cut interest rates? Experts weigh in

Futures markets are also expecting a rate cut. Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at nearly 96%, ...

Scott Bessent says Japan is ‘behind the curve’ on interest rates

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said that Japan’s central bank is falling “behind the curve” on inflation and will ...

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Wall Street quiet ahead of meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Markets are largely unchanged early Thursday ahead of a key meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President ...

Who Will Trump Pick as Next Fed Chair? Where Does the Process Stand?

President Trump has repeatedly attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying interest rates have remained too high ...

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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 ...

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Trump ramps up pressure on the Fed to slash rates to 1% — but would that be risky for US jobs, savings and investments?

Despite President Trump ramping up pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, the Fed held rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5% on July 30. Trump has been insistent on a major cut ...

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In Visit to Federal Reserve Building, Trump Pushes for Big Cuts to Interest Rates

In an unusual visit to the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump once again said that interest rate cuts were needed and ...

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Bessent calls for steep interest rate cuts

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that short-term interest rates should be between 1.5 percentage points and 1.75 percentage points lower than their current level, keeping up the ...

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Trump calls Fed Chair Powell a 'knucklehead,' says interest rates should be below 1%

President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve policy under Jerome Powell, calling the chair a "knucklehead" and advocating for interest rates to be at less than 1%.

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Trump keeps up push for Powell, Fed to lower rates despite ‘no pressure’ pledge

President Trump has kept up his campaign for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower rates despite saying there was "no ...

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Trump Lobs All-Caps Insults At Jerome Powell For Refusing To Lower Interest Rates Once Again

President Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a testy message Thursday morning after Powell refused ...

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Inflation report: July unchanged; Trump tells Powell lower the rate now

Tuesday morning after the report was released, Trump took to social media to say Fed chair Jerome Powell "must NOW lower the ...

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