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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% ...

Fed expected to stick with regular-sized rate cut after hot inflation data

A jump in U.S. wholesale prices last month looks to have all but erased the possibility that the Federal Reserve will deliver ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushes back on claims he’s pressuring the Fed to slash rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarifies he's not directing the Fed after suggesting neutral interest rates should be 150 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get the Facts: How the Fed's interest rates impact your money

The Fed is hesitant to change interest rates largely due to one factor uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. The ...

US Treasuries Fall as Traders Pare Fed Rate-Cut Bets After PPI

Treasuries moved lower after a reading of inflation at the production level came in stronger than expected, prompting traders ...

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 Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates in September. But signs of stickier inflation could limit how much ...