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Some Fed watchers are looking at the September FOMC meeting for the next rate cut, pending the outcome of tariff inflation and the unemployment rate. A 12-0 vote to hold interest rates steady would be a powerful signal of a strong conviction among the members of the FOMC.
President Donald Trump said on Friday he had a good meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and got the impression that the head of the U.S. central bank might be ready to lower interest rates.
Mitch Roschelle, financial analyst and CEO of M2 Communities, joins "On Balance" following President Trump's visit to the Federal Reserve.
New data from the White House Council of Economic Advisers backs President Donald Trump's calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is facing pressure from all sides as the Fed’s banking regulation conference kicks off this week. President Trump has been threatening to fire Powell while
There have been no indications from Powell that he plans to step down despite a barrage of criticism from the Trump administration.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday didn't comment on the outlook for the economy or interest rates. In his brief remarks at the start of a conference at the central bank on large bank capital standards,
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The National on MSNJerome Powell is 'torturing America' with interest rates, says US Commerce Secretary Howard LutnickThe Trump Administration is showing no sign that it will lessen its criticism of Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying that the Fed chairman was torturing the US.