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Fed Keeps Rates Steady

Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure

The central bank kept interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting, despite badgering from President Trump. It has “made no decisions” on cutting rates at its next meeting, the Fed chair said.

USA Today · 5h

Fed holds interest rates steady amid Trump pressure and inflation concerns

The Fed kept rates at 4.25% to 4.5% despite President Donald Trump’s push for cuts and rising inflation from tariffs.

The Washington Post on MSN · 8h

Fed keeps rates steady but warns about slowing economic growth

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday while warning about slowing economic growth, despite ongoing pressure from President Trump to lower rates. The Fed kept short-term rates unchanged at 4.

Fed rates are going nowhere fast

Incoming U.S. inflation signals are offering the Federal Reserve little or no justification to resume interest rate cuts, and ...

Wall Street Journal1mon

The Fed Gets a Tariff Jolt - WSJ

The policy decisions were to leave the target Fed funds rate unchanged at 4.25-4.5% and maintain the current pace of quantitative tightening.

CNET1mon

The Fed's Interest Rate Decision Is Good News for Your Savings: Here's ...

Raising the federal funds rate is one tool the Fed can use to help tame inflation. When consumer prices are high, the central bank hikes interest rates to discourage borrowing and to slow ...

Investopedia2mon

With the Fed on Pause, Why Is the Top CD Rate Now Higher?

When the Fed's benchmark rate skyrocketed to a historic high in 2023 and 2024, the top CD rates also surged. And now that the fed funds rate has drifted a bit lower, so too have CD ...

Trump urgently wants Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. That won't happen this week, economists say.

President Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Here's what the experts think will happen at ...

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