Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's calls for lower interest rates won't lead the central bank to change its rate decisions. “People can be confident that we’ll continue to keep our heads down,

President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates, seeking to raise pressure on the Federal Reserve as he moves to implement a second-term economic agenda high on tariffs and expanding tax breaks.

President Trump said that interest rates should come down earlier Wednesday. Officials have said they are in no rush to cut rates as long as inflation is stubbornly high and the economic backdrop rema