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Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly Even as Fed Holds Steady on Cuts

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.72% for the week ending July 31, down slightly from 6.74% last week.

TheStreet on MSN · 1d

Jobs report shocker resets Fed interest rate cut bets

Since unemployment was higher than expected and is potentially nearing a cycle high, the CME FedWatch tool reported that bets for a Fed interest rate cut in September improved to 87% on August 1 from 38% on July 31. The Fed held interest rates unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.50% on July 30, but not every voting member agreed.

The New York Times · 2d

Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from members of the powerful Board of Governors since 1993.

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ABC News on MSN · 4d

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 the central bank, calling for a rate cut. Speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell advocated for the independence of the Federal Reserve.

HuffPost on MSN · 1d

Trump Claims He 'Most Likely' Will Not Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

It’s very disruptive if you fire, so I would say most likely, yeah,” Trump responded when asked by Finnerty if Powell would stay in the role. The president also repeated hi

MarketWatch on MSN · 1d

Don’t blame Jerome Powell — or the Fed — if you can’t afford to buy a house right now

Trump says the Fed’s high interest rates are keeping Americans from buying houses. There’s more to it than that.

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Fed Won't Budge on Interest Rate Cut Despite Trump's Demand for Mortgage Relief

As was widely expected, Fed policymakers on Wednesday left the central bank's overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to ...

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Treasuries Typically Rally Before a Long-Awaited Fed Rate Cut. Trading on That Is Still a Gamble.

Treasury yield declines can signal whether the Fed will cut interest rates. But where they land after a cut is another story.

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Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate

Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...

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Odds Of No Interest Rate Cuts In 2025 Rise

Rather than multiple rate cuts in 2025, Fed officials may not cut at all. The futures market odds of a 25-basis-point cut at ...

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Uncertainty about economy’s future is keeping Fed rate cuts on hold

The US economy has been resilient six months into President Donald Trump’s tariff regime with low unemployment, a return to ...

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What To Expect From The Fed's Interest Rate Decision This Week

The Fed has held its benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5% this year, though officials have penciled in two cuts by ...

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We need lower interest rates, says Sen. Tim Scott

S.C., discusses the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged, trade talks with China and his new book on ‘Sunday ...

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Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates

Her resignation now paves the way for Trump to put his own nominee in for the board. Two of his prior appointments, ...

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