A top Fed official leans toward December rate cut but says it depends on economic data

A top Federal Reserve official says he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change ... Read More

December interest rate cut depends on inflation, Fed official says

A top Federal Reserve board member said Monday he’s likely to support an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks, as long as inflation isn't still persistent. Christopher Waller, a member of ... Read More

Fed chair says Trump can't remove him. Could Trump still influence interest rates?

Trump would also face a potentially steep decline in the stock market if he appeared to seriously threaten the independence of the Fed, some experts said. Bank executives and other business leaders ... Read More

US interest rate cut in December rises to 74.5% probability: Fedwatch

US Federal Reserve rate cuts have historically incentivized crypto trading and CME FedWatch shows the market is expecting a cut from the central bank. Read More

Fed Cuts Rates Again

They included no overt signal about what might come next for interest rates in their release. And Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said during a news conference on Thursday afternoon that the Fed ... Read More

US Fed cuts interest rates, Powell says won’t quit even if asked by Trump

The United States Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage ... neutral stance over time,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a news conference following the central ... Read More

Fed policymakers signal open mind on rate cut this month

Two Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday said they believe inflation is heading down to the U.S. central bank's 2% target and the job market is "solid," even as neither gave any clear steer on ... Read More

Fed set to cut interest rates for second time this year

Economists say the Fed will likely cut interest rates by a quarter point, down to about 4.6%, on Thursday. The Fed often cuts rates to boost the economy, but this time Chair Jerome Powell said the ... Read More

US Fed Expected To Look Beyond Trump Win And Cut Rates Again

"Election news will ... of Fed Chair Jerome Powell -- whom he first appointed to run the US central bank -- and indicated he would like to have "at least" a say over interest rate decisions. Read More

Fed chair says Trump can't remove him. Could Trump still influence interest rates?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck ... "I feel the president should have at least [a] say in there," Trump said about interest rate policy during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago ... Read More