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Fed, Trump and Interest Rate

Federal Reserve widely expected to stand pat despite Trump's pressure to cut rates

Federal Reserve officials will meet this week to make the central bank’s latest decision on how to handle its benchmark interest rate.

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Interest Rate cut coming? Here's what to expect at the Fed's last meeting in July

As the Fed prepares for its July policy meeting, markets, households, and politicians await a pivotal interest rate decision with nationwide impact.

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Trump is right to want Powell out at the Federal Reserve — but not just because of interest rates

In July 1988, Mike Dukakis was leading the presidential race versus George H.W. Bush — but not for long. A little later that summer, the Democratic nominee agreed to do a photo-op in a battle tank with an army helmet perched awkwardly on his head.

Fed Is Set for Contentious Debate as Investors Eye Fall Rate Cut

Federal Reserve officials are determined to hold interest rates steady a little while longer, though an increasingly ...

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If Trump Keeps Intimidating the Fed, He Will Pay a Price

When central banks are pressured by politicians into overheating the economy, everyone ends up getting burned.

Trump clashes with Powell as debate over interest rates continues

President Trump clashed with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as more lawmakers weigh in on a need for an interest rate ...

Conditions as loose as 2021 call into question more Fed cuts

Amid all the mounting political pressure on the Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates, Chair Jay Powell is already ...

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Trump’s Fed battle a matter of fiscal — not just political — control

President Donald Trump is once again floating the idea of firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, ostensibly in ...

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Zero Interest Rates Are Back in Europe - The New York Times

The Swiss National Bank lowered rates to zero after consumer prices fell last month. Other European central banks are grappling with uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs.

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Should China adopt a zero interest rate?

Some advisers argue the country already has a de facto zero interest rate regime, since Chinese banks — guided directly by the central bank on loan pricing — have steadily lowered borrowing costs over ...

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