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WATCH LIVE: Jerome Powell announces decision on interest rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has decided to keep interest rates steady again, drawing the ire of President Donald ...
Weak Jobs Report Raises Chances of a September Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve held rates steady in July but two governors dissented, saying they had concerns about labor market ...
Former Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Trying to 'Scapegoat' Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he doesn't cut interest rates.
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 ...
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 ...
Powell didn’t just refuse to deliver a rate cut—he also hinted a raise could have been on the cards
Powell put a cat among the pigeons by suggesting he was minded to "look through" tariff-induced inflation by not increasing ...
'Drag him out': Senate Republicans call on Powell to lower rates after poor jobs report
Senate Republicans demand that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lower interest rates after a subpar July jobs report, with ...
Here's the case for lower rates from the Fed's 2 dissenting voices
The Fed opted against cutting rates, but a rare dissent from two governors says the central bank risks being too late amid a ...