Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ratcheted up the Trump administration’s pressure for Federal Reserve rate cuts by bluntly stating the central bank’s benchmark is at least 1.5 percentage points too high. “I think we could go into a series of rate cuts here, starting...
President Donald Trump called on Congress puts pressure on the “very dumb, hardheaded” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during the central bank’s appearance today before the House Financial Services Committee and tomorrow before the Senate Banking Committee....
Federal Reserve Vice Chairperson for Supervision Michelle Bowman has become the second leader within the central bank to declare a rate cut could be imminent. Speaking at a banking conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Bowman stated, “If inflation remains near its...
The Federal Reserve resisted repeated calls by President Trump to cut rates. The Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank’s policy making arm, voted unanimously to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25%to 4.5%. In announcing its decision,...
President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talked past each other this morning, with the president demanding interest rate cuts in the wake of a vibrant economy while the central bank leader warned the economy was in danger of fraying following the new...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
