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Where Interest Rates Are Headed In The Second Half Of 2025
Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve has held its key interest rate steady this year due to uncertainty about the economic ...
Trump says Powell costs US $900B a year in interest by not cutting rates. Is he right?
President Trump says Fed rate cuts would save the government as much as $900 billion a year in interest payments on its debt.
The Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Foreshadowed the Recent Stock Market Correction. Here's What Might Happen Next.
Now, with the most recent CPI reading (for May 2025) coming in at an annualized rate of just 2.4%, the Fed has penciled in ...
US Treasury chief says he thinks Fed could lower interest rates by September
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he believes the Federal Reserve could lower interest rates by September ...
Fed Chair Powell resists Trump pressure, will wait on rate cuts amid tariff uncertainty
The Fed Chair on Tuesday reiterated the central bank plans to "wait and learn more" about the impact of tariffs on inflation ...
Bessent Says Fed ‘A Little Off,’ Flags Signal From Two-Year Rate
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned Federal Reserve policymakers’ judgment on interest rates, reiterating his view ...
Veteran fund manager drops bold July Fed interest rate prediction after jobs shocker
The debate over the Federal Reserve's reluctance to lower rates has intensified recently. Those hoping that the Fed would ...
HELOC interest rates vs. home equity loan interest rates: What lending experts say to know this July
Take credit cards, for example. Those short-term borrowing products currently have rates averaging over 21%. Personal loan ...