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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 ...
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 ...
Powell Cites Inflation Risk as Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates are in the right place to manage continued uncertainty around tariffs ...
Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of ...
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 ...
Powell says Fed does not consider government interest rate costs in policy debate
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said there is no place for the central bank to consider government ...
Fed keeps rates unchanged — but two vote against Powell’s ‘wait-and-see’ approach
The central bank’s policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee maintained the benchmark rate between 4.25% and 4.5%, where ...