Fed, Trump and interest rates
Digest more
After three consecutive interest rate cuts, investors now confront an uncertain U.S. monetary policy outlook for the year ahead, clouded by persistent inflation, data gaps, and an impending leadership change at the Federal Reserve.
Treasury yields rose to a three-month high on Wednesday morning despite Wall Street's near certainty that the Federal Reserve was just hours away from cutting interest rates.
The ongoing feud between President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell centers on interest rates. This tells us more about the near-universal view of what constitutes monetary policy than it does about Trump or Powell. While Trump and Powell might quibble ...
The Federal Reserve concluded its last meeting of the year with a widely anticipated 25 basis point cut to the federal funds rate (FFR), bringing it to a range of 3.50-3.75%.
16don MSN
Fed governor says current economy is 'calling for large interest rate cuts' to help job market
Fed governor Stephen Miran calls for large interest rate cuts, warning that current policy is "holding the economy back" and pushing unemployment higher.
The FOMC is expected to cut interest rates on December 10. However, should that occur, the market will be looking for clues on monetary policy in 2026.
Fed cuts interest rates for third time, lowering the benchmark to 3.50%-3.75%. Learn what this means for the economy and your investments.
On Wednesday, the Fed lowered its policy rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.5% - 3.75%, due to the slowing labor market in the US. Since the Hong Kong dollar was pegged to the US dollar in 1983, the region has followed the Fed's monetary policy actions.
A leading economist and key congressional Democrat on Wednesday pointed to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate cut as just the latest evidence of the havoc that President Donald Trump is wreaking on the economy.