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Fed Won't Budge on Interest Rate Cut Despite Trump's Demand for Mortgage Relief

As was widely expected, Fed policymakers on Wednesday left the central bank's overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%.

Fortune on MSN · 1d

A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to ‘assume control’ if Powell doesn’t cut rates

In the press conference following the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged, Powell hesitated to guide toward a rate in the coming months. He struck a hawkish tone, according to a note by Bank of America’s macroeconomics team, putting a damper on investor hopes that the FOMC’s next meeting in September could bring a rate cut.

The New York Times · 2d

Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from members of the powerful Board of Governors since 1993.

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Mortgage Rates Dropped Ahead of This Week's Fed Meeting—But the Link May Be Weaker Than You Think

Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...

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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 ...

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Mortgage Rate Outlook: Should You Lock Now Or Wait For Possible Fed Cuts?

Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver ...

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Here's the case for lower rates from the Fed's 2 dissenting voices

The Fed opted against cutting rates, but a rare dissent from two governors says the central bank risks being too late amid a ...

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Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.

A bubbling movement to overhaul the Fed is ready to seize the moment. Big changes are in store for the central bank.

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Uncertainty about economy’s future is keeping Fed rate cuts on hold

The US economy has been resilient six months into President Donald Trump’s tariff regime with low unemployment, a return to ...

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Shockingly bad jobs report reveals a monthslong stall and may trigger Fed rate cuts soon. ‘Powell is going to regret holding rates steady’

That may prompt the Federal Reserve to lower rates sooner rather than later, which President Donald Trump has been demanding ...

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Treasuries Typically Rally Before a Long-Awaited Fed Rate Cut. Trading on That Is Still a Gamble.

Treasury yield declines can signal whether the Fed will cut interest rates. But where they land after a cut is another story.

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