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Fox Business on MSN · 18h

In a dissent not seen in three decades, two Fed governors wanted to cut interest rates and here is why

Federal Reserve Governors Bowman and Waller dissented from this week's decision to hold interest rates steady and explained why they would've cut rates by 25-basis-points.

Mortgage Rate Outlook: Should You Lock Now Or Wait For Possible Fed Cuts?

Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver a rate cut. The majority of members voted to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say

Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not raising rates. That “could be pushback to those who might want lower rates now," economist Michael Feroli of JP Morgan Chase wrote to clients.

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Mortgage Rates Dropped Ahead of This Week's Fed Meeting—But the Link May Be Weaker Than You Think

Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...

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Fed Won't Budge on Interest Rate Cut Despite Trump's Demand for Mortgage Relief

As was widely expected, Fed policymakers on Wednesday left the central bank's overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to ...

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A vacancy on the Fed is opening early as Trump urges board to ‘assume control’ if Powell doesn’t cut rates

In the press conference following the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged, Powell hesitated to guide toward a rate in the ...

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Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate

Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...

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Despite Trump’s Pressure, Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady

This was the fifth consecutive meeting at which the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) kept its benchmark Federal Funds ...

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Uncertainty about economy’s future is keeping Fed rate cuts on hold

The US economy has been resilient six months into President Donald Trump’s tariff regime with low unemployment, a return to ...

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Fed’s Powell sticks with patient approach to rate cuts, brushing off Trump’s demands

The chair acknowledged that if the Fed cut its rate too soon, inflation could move higher, and if it cut too late, then the ...

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Treasuries Typically Rally Before a Long-Awaited Fed Rate Cut. Trading on That Is Still a Gamble.

Treasury yield declines can signal whether the Fed will cut interest rates. But where they land after a cut is another story.

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