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BOE Holds Interest Rates, Following the Fed. The U.K. May Cut Again Soon.
The Bank of England has been slowly reducing borrowing costs since the middle of last year, but inflation is still well above ...
Fed holds rates steady, eyes Trump tariff risks and inflation
The Fed, helmed by Chair Jerome Powell, is expected to hold rates steady this month despite pressure from President Donald ...
Fed leaves key rate unchanged as it awaits the impact of tariffs and Trump again scolds Powell
When the Fed reduces its rate, it often — though not always — leads to lower costs for consumer and business borrowing, ...
Fed holds interest rates steady, defying Trump
The Fed also forecasted two quarter-point interest-rate cuts over the remainder of 2025, carrying over a prediction issued in ...
Fed keeps rates steady but pencils in two cuts by end of 2025; Powell sees 'meaningful' inflation ahead
Policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned ...
Key takeaways from today’s Fed meeting and Powell’s news conference
Officials at the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, as they brace for the effects of President Trump’s policies ...
The Fed Waits Out the Tariff Economy
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is engaged in a balancing act: projecting confidence while admitting “we don’t know” what comes next.
Fed treads carefully, leaving markets anxious about tariff risks
A cautious Federal Reserve has put a damper on hopes for interest rate cuts, leaving investors on edge as they navigate a ...
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. economic slowdown still in the cards, Fed says
Recent economic data suggest that the U.S. economy might have escaped from tariffs mostly unscathed. But the numbers might ...
The Fed’s Dot-Plot Predicament: False Precision in Uncertain Times
The rate projections give investors and analysts a false sense of precision. Some Fed officials are tired of them.