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Economic Data Is Telling the Fed to Cut Rates

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Fed to keep rates steady as tariffs, possible oil shock counter inflation data

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady next week, with investors focused on new central bank projections that will show how much weight policymakers are putting on recent soft data and how much risk they attach to unresolved trade and budget issues and an intensifying conflict in the Middle East.

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The Economic Data Is Telling the Fed to Cut Rates

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Fed rate cut expectations rise on soft inflation data, signs of labor market cooling

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UK stocks end slightly higher after domestic spending review, US inflation data

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pushing to investigate whether Harvard University violated federal sanctions, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter an...

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Stock Market Today: Inflation Reading Sends Bond Yields Lower, Stocks Higher

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Yields slide as traders snap up bonds after more soft inflation data

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Fed meeting in focus as investors seek rate-path hints

The Federal Reserve's balancing act between concerns about a weakening labor market and still above-target inflation will take center stage for investors in the coming week as they weigh risks to the rally in the U.

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Trump says he’ll pick a new Fed chair very soon. What a ‘shadow chair’ would mean for the stock market.

President Donald Trump has set off a fresh round of worrying about his approach toward the Federal Reserve with his statement that his pick for the next Fed chair is “coming out very soon.”

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Trump Calls Fed Chair Powell As ‘Numbskull’ In Latest Attack Over Interest Rate Cuts

I may have to force something” on interest rates, said Trump, upping the pressure on his campaign against Powell.

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Would ending Fed interest payments on bank reserves save the government money?

For context, one thing the central bank does is act as a bank for banks. And like a commercial bank pays interest on its clients deposits, the Fed pays interest on banks' reserves. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz has floated the idea of ending that practice and claims it could save $1.1 trillion over a decade.

The Fed Meets Next Week: How Savings and CD Rates Are Likely to React

So far this year, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates steady. But when will that change, and how could it impact what you earn on your savings?

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Vance echoes Trump's call for Fed's Powell to cut interest rates: 'Monetary malpractice'

Vice President JD Vance echoed President Donald Trump's calls for the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates, saying its refusal to do so is "monetary malpractice."

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Bessent, asked about Fed chair job, says 'I would like to stay' Treasury secretary until 2029

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers he would like to remain in his seat until 2029, but he also did not dismiss the possibility of becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

Trump Urges Fed to Cut Rates

President Donald Trump said that the softer-than-expected inflation result for May looked great, again calling for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by a full percentage point. “CPI JUST OUT.

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Hopes for Fed Rate Cuts Keep US Treasury Yield Views Low Ahead of Supply Deluge: Reuters Poll

"The 10-year will probably trade range-bound for a while between 4-4.50% and maybe even rise a little bit further, particularly given deficit concerns. The yield curve should continue to steepen as short-term yields drift gradually lower as the Fed cuts rates one or two more times by year-end," Schwab's Martin added.