Is Now the Time to Buy Bonds? Watch the White House, Not the Fed
Benchmark Treasury yields have been climbing toward 5%, despite the central bank’s recent rate cutting.
Bond ETFs slip as Fed Chair Powell waits on White House policies
Exchange-traded funds focused on the bond market slipped Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve decided to pause its interest-rate cutting cycle while waiting for new policies to be enacted under President Donald Trump.
The Federal Reserve should resist pressure from Trump and defend its independence, experts say
President Trump has said he will "demand" lower interest rates, raising questions about his ability to influence the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: Here's what that means for your money
The Federal paused rate cuts after its first meeting of the year — here’s what that means for your credit card, mortgage rate, auto loan and savings account.
U.S. economy grows solid 2.3% in October-December on eve of Trump return to White House, 2.8% in '24
The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product — the economy's output of goods and services — expanded at a 2.
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after President Donald Trump said he would soon demand lower rates
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, defies Trump
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged, bypassing a trend of dropping cuts and bucking President Donald Trump's wishes amid uncertain economic times,
Donald Trump is waging a very public war on Jerome Powell—so why hasn’t he picked up the phone?
President Trump has a lot to say about FOMC chairman Jerome Powell—and yet it seems he won't take his fight directly to the Fed.
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Trump renews feud with Federal Reserve over inflation, interest
President Donald Trump renewed his complaints with the Federal Reserve after it left its benchmark interest rate unchanged.
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Powell's goal at this week's Fed meeting: Don't give Trump an easy target
The Fed is likely to hold rates until June, while Trump will push for a rate cut in the nearer term Eight days after President Donald Trump's return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials ...
The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday as it began a new wait-and-see policy stance amid a cloudy economic outlook and uncertainty over whether some of President Donald Trump’s policies could stymie the fight against inflation.
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The Trouble With Tariffs: What You Think About Prices Matters to the Fed
Eight days after President Donald Trump's return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials will gather in Washington to discuss the outlook for interest-rate policy, with a goal of simply ...