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Trump, Powell and Fed

Trump says Powell costs US $900B a year in interest by not cutting rates. Is he right?

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?

The Daily Beast on MSN · 2d

Fed Chair Powell Blames Trump’s Tariffs for Steady Interest Rates: ‘We Didn’t Overreact’

If President Donald Trump isn’t pleased with the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate calls, he should take a hard look at his own trade policies, Fed chair Jerome Powell suggested on Tuesday. During an appearance at the European Central Bank forum in Sintra,

New York Daily News · 3d

Fed Chair Jerome Powell blames Trump tariffs for high interest rates

The central bank chief said he believes the Fed board would have decided to lower rates further until Trump launched his mercurial on-again, off-again tariffs policy, which could wind up raising

Jobs Report Takes Pressure Off Fed

New York Post on MSN · 1d

June jobs report comes in stronger than expected — tanking hopes that the Fed will cut rates this month

The Labor Department reported Thursday that the US economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating the 110,000 gain forecast by economists.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 20h

U.S. Jobs Report Point to Earlier Fed Rate Cut

A firmer-than-expected U.S. June jobs report leads Goldman Sachs economists to bring forward their Fed rate-cut expectations and lower the terminal rate, pointing to a lower range for U.S. yields across the curve.

MarketWatch · 1d

The odds of a September Fed rate cut look high after June jobs report — but it may be a tough call for Powell

The Federal Reserve is likely to resume lowering interest rates in September, but it won’t be an easy call for the central bankers, economists said Thursday in the wake of the June jobs report.

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Retreat Again After Fed Chair’s Congressional Testimony

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans from Freddie Mac decreased again to 6.77% for the week ending June 26.

3don MSN

US Treasury chief says he thinks Fed could lower interest rates by September

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he believes the Federal Reserve could lower interest rates by September ...

Scott Bessent says Fed could cut rates by September or 'sooner'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday night that he thinks the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates by September or 'sooner' because of mild inflation thus far from President Trump’s ...

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Fed chair says bank would have cut rates this year if not for tariffs

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank's decision to not cut interest rates so far this year and said ...

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