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Fed Won't Budge on Interest Rate Cut Despite Trump's Demand for Mortgage Relief

As was widely expected, Fed policymakers on Wednesday left the central bank's overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%.

NBC News on MSN · 2d

Fed holds interest rates steady as two Trump appointees vote to cut them

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the economy is solid — and that it's also too early to tell how tariffs will affect it.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Path to the Fed rate cuts Trump wants may involve higher unemployment

President Donald Trump may see lower Federal Reserve interest rates as a fix for two politically potent problems, the cost of servicing $36 trillion in government debt and the high cost of home ownership,

Adriana Kugler, Fed and Trump

CNBC on MSN · 1d

Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates

Her resignation now paves the way for Trump to put his own nominee in for the board. Two of his prior appointments, Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, voted against the decision at Wednesday's meeting to hold the Fed's key rate steady, instead indicating they wanted to lower. Kugler was absent for the vote.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Fed Governor Kugler to Resign, Opening Spot for a Trump Pick

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler will step down from her position on the central bank’s board, the Fed announced Friday, handing President Donald Trump a sooner-than-anticipated opportunity to install a new policymaker who aligns with his vision for interest rates.

Fed's Kugler resigning from Fed effective Aug 8

The Federal Reserve said Friday that Governor Adriana Kugler is resigning early from her term and will exit the central bank on Aug. 8, potentially shaking up what was already a fractious succession process for Fed leadership amid difficult relations with President Donald Trump.

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Mortgage Rates Dropped Ahead of This Week's Fed Meeting—But the Link May Be Weaker Than You Think

Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...

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Did the Fed cut interest rates Wednesday? No, but here's when they might

Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages have jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...

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Mortgage Rate Outlook: Should You Lock Now Or Wait For Possible Fed Cuts?

Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver ...

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The Fed Won’t Cut Rates, but Jerome Powell’s Colleagues Are Getting Restless

“If they don’t dissent, then the stock and bond markets could rally significantly on expectations that the FOMC participants ...

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Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say

Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not ...

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Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate

Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...

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Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.

President Donald Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a lot, quickly. He will get that, and probably much ...

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Jobs report shocker resets Fed interest rate cut bets

Since unemployment was higher than expected and is potentially nearing a cycle high, the CME FedWatch tool reported that bets ...

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