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How stock-market investors should trade what could be a historic Fed dissent over interest rates on Wednesday
Under normal circumstances, a pair of dissents in favor of a rate cut would be taken as a sign the Fed is taking a dovish ...
2 Fed officials might dissent from holding rates steady
The Federal Reserve kicks off its July meeting on Tuesday, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell set to speak on Wednesday and deliver ...
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as it sifts through mixed economic data
The U.S. central bank, to President Donald Trump's chagrin, will likely leave interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting ...
While the Fed kept its benchmark unchanged, here's what happened to consumer borrowing rates
Even while the Fed left its benchmark rate unchanged, many consumer rates have fluctuated over the first half of the year.
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July Mortgage Rate Forecast: The Fed Isn't Rushing to Lower Interest Rates
For the past several months, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has sat between 6.5% and 7%. Prospective homebuyers ...
The Fed Chair Doesn’t Set Rates by Himself. Here Are the Other Voting Members.
Jerome Powell has been President Trump’s No. 1 target as Trump demands lower interest rates, but other policymakers are also ...
The Fed risks a deflationary spiral by not cutting rates, these bond experts say
The Federal Reserve, by not cutting interest rates, is risking the creation of a deflationary downturn called a Kindleberger ...
Veteran Fed watcher drops bold message about future interest rate cuts
It meets July 29-30 to vote whether to cut interest rates for the first time this year. Many economists and market analysts ...