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After weeks of anticipation, the Federal Reserve trimmed its benchmark interest rate today, dropping the benchmark rate by another 25 basis points, marking its second rate cut of 2025. The move, which ...

Powell publicly denounced the inquiry as punishment for not bowing to the president’s wishes on interest rates ...

In early December, the Federal Reserve wrapped up the year with another quarter-point rate cut, the third of the year. This rate cut was welcome news for borrowers, as it helped drive down interest ...

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The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ...

The Federal Reserve will make its final interest rate decision of 2025 on Wednesday, setting up a pivotal year for both the U.S. economy and the central bank as President Trump prepares to install a ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters outside of the White House on November 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Hassett spoke about the ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett, the front-runner to be the Federal Reserve's next chair, told the WSJ CEO Council on Tuesday there is "plenty of room" to cut ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested he would fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if the Federal Reserve doesn’t decrease interest rates. “The only thing Scott is blowing it on is the Fed ...