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Trump wants the Fed to cut rates on Wednesday. Will Jerome Powell oblige?
President Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Here's what experts predict at the central bank's May 7 meeting.
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Up as Hopes for Fed Cuts Shrink
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been elevated this week as higher inflation looks more likely.
Powell says Fed can wait to lower interest rates again. But will it wait too long?
Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve can wait to see which effect from Trump's tariffs is worse - high inflation or a weak economy.
Fed cuts interest rates - cloud mining becomes the best high-yield alternative
In 2025, the Federal Reserve said interest rates could fall by the end of this year, from the current range of 4.25%-4.50% to 3.50%-3.75%. While this will reduc
Fed holds rates steady despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate setting committee held rates steady Wednesday at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, despite calls from President Trump to lower borrowing costs amid price
Fed's rate cuts, like Trump's tariffs, look to be on 90-day pause: Morning Brief
The Fed on Wednesday is expected to leave interest rates unchanged in a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. And with Trump about one-third of the way through his own 90-day "reciprocal" tariff break, some on Wall Street expect the Fed to emphasize that it also remains in a holding pattern of a similar length.
Bank of England Cuts Rates After Fed Stands Pat
The Bank of England cut rates, highlighting a growing gap in how global central banks and the Federal Reserve are approaching Trump’s tariffs.
Trump Pushes US Federal Reserve for Rate Cuts
President Donald Trump on Saturday said in a social media post the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut rates "sooner, rather than later." (Reporting by Bo Erickson; Editing by Rod Nickel) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
Trump Urges Fed to Cut Interest Rates, Criticizes Powell
U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates sooner rather than later, emphasizing the growing consensus for easing monetary policy. In a social media post on Trump also took
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Traders See Fed Cutting Rates Just Twice in 2025 on Cooling Trade War
The rise in yields combined with decreasing certainty over rate cuts reflect further weakening of bullish ... In the past ...
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What Fed is (likely) waiting for before lowering interest rates
If you’re hoping a first-quarter contraction of the nation’s economy will spur the Federal Reserve this week to hint that it could soon resume its market-friendly interest rate cuts, you may ...
The Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady - What This Means For Markets
The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at 4.5%, with Powell emphasizing economic uncertainty and the potential for ...
Could Fed Cuts Turbocharge Web3's Next Bull Run?
But what if the Fed hit rewind? Could lower rates kick-start the blockchain's next big moment in 2025? Let’s dig into it. The ...
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Fed Cuts Rates – Why Cloud Mining Is Now the Best High-Yield Alternative
In 2025, the US Federal Reserve said that interest rates could be cut by the end of this year, from the current range of 4.25 ...
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Gold recovers some losses as weak US data spur rate-cut bets
Gold retraced some of the heavy losses it incurred earlier this week, after bond yields sank on weak US economic data that ...
Before resuming interest rate cuts, Fed official seeks 'a lot' more good inflation reports
Chicago Fed chief Austan Goolsbee called the April inflation report 'comforting' but said he needs to see several more as ...
Trump calls on ‘Too Late Powell’ to cut interest rates after benign inflation report—but impact of tariffs is yet to hit
April's inflation report will be welcome news to the FOMC—but that doesn't mean the Powell-led group will cut interest rates.