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Is the Fed ready to cut interest rates? Experts weigh in

Futures markets are also expecting a rate cut. Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at nearly 96%, ...

Fed’s Musalem Says Too Early to Make a Call on September Rate

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said it’s too early for him to decide on whether to lower ...

Exclusive: Fed's Daly Says Jumbo Rate Cut Next Month Doesn’t Seem Warranted

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly pushed back against the need for an interest-rate cut of a half percentage point, or 50 ...

Fed's Daly says 50 basis point rate cut next month doesn't seem warranted, WSJ reports

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly has pushed back against the need for an interest rate cut of 50 basis ...

Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...

Bessent Says Interest Rates Should Fall by at Least 1.5 Percentage Points Over Time

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said interest rates should be substantially lower than they are now, and he believes there ...

The Case for Interest-Rate Cuts Is Weak. But Trump Is Still Likely to Get Them.

Growth, inflation and jobs data don’t signal rates cuts. Yet the odds of a quarter-point September cut are at just under 100% ...

Donut shop offers insight into upcoming interest rate decision in U.S.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee visited Mel-O-Cream Donuts in Illinois to assess the economic impact of the ...

Federal Reserve's Cuts May Not Lower Mortgage Rates, Analysts Warn

Fed cuts would immediately make borrowing cheaper on credit cards and auto loans, since those products are based on the short ...