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US Fed holds benchmark rate steady at 4.25-4.50%, signals two reductions in 2025: 5 key highlights
The US Federal Reserve announced its second monetary policy decision for 2025 after a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 4.25-4.50 ...
USA Today24d
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, but forecasts future cuts
The Federal Reserve took a wait-and-see approach to an uncertain US economy Wednesday, opting to leave interest rates unchanged at the close of its March meeting. That decision leaves the ...
Investopedia24d
Fed Meeting Live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says They Are 'Not In a Hurry' Amid Uncertainty
She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Welcome to Investopedia's live blog of the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee meeting. Here, we will bring you ...
USA Today24d
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged, sticks with forecast for 2 rate cuts in 2025
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday and kept its forecast for two cuts in 2025 as officials struggled to respond to the double-barreled threats spawned by Presi ...
Federal Courts Raise the Bar on Employee FMLA Retaliation Claims
Opinion: Hunton Andrews Kurth's Susan Wiltsie and Theanna Bezney discuss the options employers have for handling FMLA ...
Yahoo Finance24d
Fed holds rates steady, sees slower growth and higher inflation amid Trump uncertainties
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday for the second meeting in a row and maintained a prior prediction for two rate cuts at some point this year. What the central bank did ...
The New York Times25d
Takeaways From the Fed Meeting and Fresh Set of Forecasts
Tariffs took center stage during the news conference with Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, on Wednesday. transcript The Trump administration’s tariffs most likely mean “further progress may be ...
scmp.com24d
HSBC, Standard Chartered keep their prime rates unchanged after HKMA, Fed hold fire
Under a currency peg known as the Linked Exchange Rate System, Hong Kong’s monetary policy has moved in lockstep with Fed policy since 1983. “Interest rates in Hong Kong might still remain at ...
Fast Company25d
Fed holds interest rates steady, forseeing less growth and higher inflation ahead
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as expected, but U.S. central bank policymakers indicated they still anticipate reducing borrowing costs by half a percentage point by ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore24d
Fed in no rush to cut rates; Trump disagrees
Trump posted late on Wednesday on his Truth Social platform: "The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as UsTariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the economy. Do the right thing." ...
Politico24d
The Fed’s forecast on Trump’s economy: Slower growth, higher inflation
The Federal Reserve board’s forecast for the economy is running smack into President Donald Trump’s agenda. Fed Chair Jerome Powell had previously avoided commenting on Trump’s tariff ...
Bloomberg L.P.24d
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Sees Slower Growth and Higher Inflation
Federal Reserve officials held their benchmark interest rate steady for a second straight meeting, caught between mounting concerns that the economy is slowing and inflation could remain ...