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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushes back on claims he’s pressuring the Fed to slash rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarifies he's not directing the Fed after suggesting neutral interest rates should be 150 ...

The Case for Interest-Rate Cuts Is Weak. But Trump Is Still Likely to Get Them.

Growth, inflation and jobs data don’t signal rates cuts. Yet the odds of a quarter-point September cut are at just under 100% ...

Oil prices rise as Fed rate cut, Trump-Putin talks loom

Oil prices rose about 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of "severe consequences" if his talks with ...

Get the Facts: How the Fed's interest rates impact your money

The Fed is hesitant to change interest rates largely due to one factor uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. The ...
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Trump says Fed chair search down to ‘three or four’ candidates, with announcement coming ‘a little bit early'

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has narrowed down the list of candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent wants the Fed to lower its lending rate

The current Federal Reserve interest rate is significantly higher than necessary and should be lowered, Treasury Secretary ...

Trump threatens to sue ‘loser’ Jerome Powell — as SF Fed chief says interest rates finally may fall

President Trump on Tuesday said his next line of attack against “loser” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for refusing ...

Despite Trump’s Pressure, Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady

This was the fifth consecutive meeting at which the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) kept its benchmark Federal Funds ...
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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite Trump demands

The Federal Reserve voted to leave its short-term interest rate unchanged as expected, despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to lower them.