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Federal Reserve holds key interest rate steady for fifth straight meeting despite Trump's pressure
The Fed left its benchmark interest rate unchanged following its July policy meeting amid uncertainty over the impact of ...
Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate
Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...
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 ...
Fed leaves short-term rates the same but it doesn't mean all rates aren't budging
The Federal Reserve keeps short-term rates the same in July, holding rates as is for the fifth meeting in a row. What's next ...
Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.
President Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a lot, quickly. He will get that, and probably much ...
Is credit card debt forgiveness still worth it with interest rates paused?
Fed rates stayed put in July, but does that change the route you should take to deal with your credit card debt?
The two Fed dissenters say worries about labor market led them to push for lower rates
The two Federal Reserve governors who dissented from the central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady this week said ...
Treasury Yields Rise in July as Fed Cut Seen Elusive
Treasury yields rose for the month as markets grew more concerned about the impact of tariffs and the Fed looked increasingly unlikely to cut interest rates soon.