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One FOMC dissenter might have just called out the Fed for its shifting base interest rate policy
FOMC member Michelle Bowman has urged consistency in interest rate policy, following questions about why the FOMC cut rates ...
Inflation likely moved higher last month as tariffs bite, putting the Fed in bind
Inflation likely ticked up in July for the third straight month as tariffs lift the cost of imported goods such as furniture, ...
Federal Reserve holds its benchmark rate steady at today's FOMC meeting
The Fed is maintaining its benchmark interest rate in the range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it's been parked since December.
Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Month Low as Pressure Mounts on Fed
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 7, down from 6.72% last week.
Time To Find Out: What Tariffs, Earnings And The Fed Are Really Telling Us
Markets were supposed to stumble under the weight of tariffs, tight monetary policy and weakening consumer sentiment, but ...
Fed decision: Powell and FOMC keep rates steady after Trump pressure - as it happened
The Fed left interest rates unchanged, after President Donald Trump again demanded the U.S. central bank cut borrowing costs.
The ‘Fed put’ is back: If Tuesday’s inflation report is bad expect chaos in the markets
Investors think the Fed will almost definitely cut interest rates in September, and they are hoping that the consumer price ...
Trump’s actions unlikely to affect Fed’s independence
Donald Trump’s desire to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve is unlikely to alter Fed decision making or ...
Fed structure may be in flux, not just rates
Whatever happens at September's Federal Reserve meeting will pale in comparison to a wholesale rethinking of the U.S. central ...
‘A Loyalist Inside the Building’: Trump’s Temporary Fed Pick Could Have a Lasting Effect
Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the ...
Trump criticizes Federal Reserve's $3.1B renovation spending as completely wasteful government expenditure
Trump announced a press conference on Washington D.C. crime and beautification while criticizing Federal Reserve's $3.1 ...