Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid ‘Elevated’ Inflation and Trump Uncertainty
Trump and his GOP allies are readying an ambitious agenda that includes increased deportations of immigrants, higher tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China, as well as extending some of the 2017 tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year.
Fed likely to hold rates steady despite Trump call for cuts as it awaits tariff, immigration changes
President Donald Trump may want lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday.
Trump: Fed failed to beat inflation, 'I will do it'
The president’s post suggests that he intends to continue his criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell on social media, which became a regular feature during his first term.
Fed pauses interest rate cuts as inflation, Trump's plans create uncertainty
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and President Trump's plans.
Trump may be his own worst enemy in his fight against the Fed
Trump said Powell and the Fed "failed to stop the problem they created with inflation" in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday.
Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the Federal Reserve to diverge from its central bank peers.
How Trump could radically reshape the Fed
The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.
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Surging Long-Term Rates Stoke GOP Tensions on Paying for Tax Cut
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Why big tech turned right
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