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The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.72% for the week ending July 10, up from 6.67% last week.
President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates ...
Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said on Thursday said he favors cutting the Fed's policy rate in July. He also ...
Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh discusses the clamoring from President Donald Trump and his allies to cut interest rates and more on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’ ...
The right to freedom of speech allows Trump to make demands of the Fed to his heart's content. But legally, he cannot compel ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has reiterated that rate decisions will be data-driven — by inflation, and employment.
The U.S. central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June was unanimously supported, but officials were starting ...
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Thursday that the central bank should consider cutting interest rates at its ...
The Federal Reserve keeps its eye on two key spokes of the economy, price stability and maximum employment, and those are the main considerations in its interest-rate decisions. The Fed looks at ...
At the close of a two-day meeting that starts Tuesday, the Fed was expected to keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged at a 23-year high of 5.25% to 5.5%.