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Fed’s Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump’s demands
The chair acknowledged that if the Fed cut its rate too soon, inflation could move higher, and if it cut too late, then the ...
Powell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat on Rate Cuts
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is facing relentless attacks from the president, a lively campaign to replace ...
Why Trump’s next Fed chair may not deliver the interest-rate cuts investors expect
Trump wants to replace Jerome Powell with a Fed chair who will do what he wants. But that still may not produce the steep ...
Fed's Waller again makes case for July interest rate cut
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe that the U.S. central bank should cut its interest rate target at the end ...
Fed officials grow more outspoken—and split—over interest rate cuts
Some officials want a July cut to protect the labor market, while others want to wait because they anticipate more inflation coming.
Takeaways from the Fed’s latest decision, which got pushback from officials siding with Trump
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting as it remains under intense pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to lower borrowing ...
Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates at the end of this month ...
Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades
The Federal Reserve kept short-term interest rates at a level of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday, but the vote saw ...