Some investors had clung to a bit of hope that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates at its next meeting on July 30. Tuesday's report on inflation brought the chances of that down even further.

For today’s segment, we here at 7News will look at Lawton’s housing market, with numbers courtesy of Parks Jones Realtors.

The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.

New Zealand’s savings, borrowing and investment behaviour is likely to change as its population ages, affecting interest rates, asset prices and demand for financial products, New Zealand’s central bank said in a report released on Tuesday.

President Trump says Fed rate cuts would save the government as much as $900 billion a year in interest payments on its debt. Is that fight?

July 14, 2025"We have a bad Fed chairman, really bad. If he would lower the rates, if he would lower the rates, and I tried being nice to the guy, it doesn't help. He's like a knucklehead. He's a knucklehead.

Will interest rates be cut today? The key factors for the Bank of England and 2025 predictions - Analysts expect a split vote at the MPC’s meeting on 19 June

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve should set its benchmark interest rate at 1% to lower government borrowing costs, allowing the administration to finance the high and rising deficits expected from his spending and tax-cut bill,