The Federal Reserve should resist pressure from Trump and defend its independence, experts say
President Trump has said he will "demand" lower interest rates, raising questions about his ability to influence the Federal Reserve.
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Fed Holds Interest Rates: What Small Businesses Can Expect In The 1st Quarter Of 2025
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The Fed Voted to Hold Rates Steady. Your Credit Card's APR Likely Won't Change Either
Fed holds interest rates steady as inflation remains above 2%
Why Americans still can’t get cheaper mortgages, car loans or card balances after three Fed rate cuts
It takes time for the Fed’s decisions to filter through the economy — and then even more time for consumers to see the difference.
The Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s interest rate demands — and he’s not taking it well
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.
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.
U.S. border officials in Indiana seize $5M worth in fake Chinese jewelry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized millions of dollars in knock-off jewelry items and advised American consumers as Valentines Day nears to be leery of fake products.
What Fed rate cut? Most Americans say they haven't felt the impact of the central bank's policies - especially millennials.
The average interest rate on new cars fell to 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024 - when the Fed first started cutting rates - from 7.4% a year earlier, according to data from the car-buying site Edmunds. For used cars, the average rate fell to 11% from 11.6% during that time.
Bank Lending Prospects Among Key Inputs for Policymakers at Fed Meeting
(Reuters) - Credit data likely to be considered at a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting that begins on Tuesday may show pumps primed for increased bank lending, even as the prospect for gains is complicated by a highly uncertain economic environment and still-daunting borrowing costs tied to central bank policy.
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
With healthy hiring and some progress on inflation, Fed official have said that the pace of rate cuts will slow this year.
How will CD interest rates be impacted by the January Fed meeting?
Could CD interest rates decline again this month? Here's what savers should consider before the January Fed meeting.
Guggenheim expects Fed to cut rates about every quarter in 2025
Guggenheim Partners' chief investment officer forecast on Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates roughly every quarter in 2025, bringing the reduction to around 75 basis points or even a full percentage point this year.