Trump, Jerome Powell and Interest Rates
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The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
The newly published meeting minutes highlighted a divide over how Federal Reserve officials expect the economy to respond to President Donald Trump's tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the Federal Reserve to lower the federal benchmark interest rate by at least 3 percentage points, renewing his call for the U.S. central bank to lower rates to help reduce the cost to service the nation's debt.
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As he sought to recapture the White House in 2024, Donald Trump promised to "put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%." During his presidency, bipartisan lawmakers have introduced bills to cap credit card interest rates, but they've failed to advance.
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans decreased to 6.67% for the week ending July 3, down from 6.77% last week.
Financial markets are betting the Federal Reserve sticks to its "wait and see" approach to interest rates this summer, but that by September it will have waited and seen enough to start cutting borrowing costs.
Egypt's central bank kept key interest rates unchanged on Thursday, pausing a trend of rate reductions despite inflation rates easing.
Stocks have hit new highs despite President Trump’s escalating trade war. Some traders may be calling his bluff, but Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase advises caution.