Tag: Interest Rates
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Trump Looks Isolated on Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve’s unanimous vote to raise its benchmark lending rate has rankled President Trump, who continues to demand lower borrowing costs.
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Fed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation
The Federal Reserve’s first increase to interest rates since July 2023 comes less than two months before the midterm elections.
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Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, a possibility he resurfaced on Wednesday.
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Architects of Japan’s Easy-Money Policies Are Changing Their Minds
As the Bank of Japan weighs another rate increase on Friday, a divide over how Japan should confront inflation is widening.