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No, Trump Can't Lower Interest Rates. But Does the President Have Power Over the Fed?
While Trump will have the power to appoint a new Fed chair in 2026, he does not have the ability to set monetary policy or ...
Nasdaq closes at record as investors prepare for Fed rate decision
The S&P 500 snapped a three-week streak of gains last week and the Dow also fell, while the Nasdaq managed a fourth straight ...
A Question for Jerome Powell: Why Cut Interest Rates Again Now?
Progress against inflation has stalled, and financial conditions hardly seem restrictive.
What’s the Fed’s ‘Neutral’ Interest Rate? Why Does It Matter?
Central banks seek to manage economies by setting interest rates at levels that encourage or discourage activities such as ...
The Fed slashed interest rates, but some credit card APRs aren’t going down. Here’s why.
But when the Fed started slashing interest rates in September, with an initial cut of half a percentage point, the average ...
How could HELOC rates change after the December Fed meeting?
The final Federal Reserve meeting of 2024 is set for next week. Here's what it could mean for HELOC interest rates.
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Mortgage Predictions: New Inflation Data Cements a Fed Cut Next Week
Average mortgage rates surged to around 7% last month, but they've dropped recently, with markets betting that the Federal ...
SNB says likelihood of negative interest rates has come down
The Swiss National Bank could still take interest rates into negative territory, Chairman Martin Schlegel, although the ...