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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 ...
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 ...
Trump admin live updates: Trump calls on Fed board to take 'control' if rates not cut
On the foreign policy front, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are ...
Fed holds interest rates steady as two Trump appointees vote to cut them
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the economy is solid — and that it's also too early to tell how tariffs will affect it.
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 ...
Mortgage Rate Outlook: Should You Lock Now Or Wait For Possible Fed Cuts?
Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver ...
Municipal Bonds Rally as Investors Bet on Earlier Fed Rate Cut
Municipal bonds are rallying on Friday, along with US Treasuries, after softer US jobs data spurred bets that the Federal ...
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 ...
The Fed Splits Into Three Camps on Interest Rates. These Are the Dividing Lines.
Federal Reserve officials are split into three camps over what economic evidence they need before resuming interest-rate cuts ...
Is credit card debt forgiveness still worth it with interest rates paused?
Fed rates stayed put in July, but does that change the route you should take to deal with your credit card debt?