Fed, Trump and interest
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President Trump has pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. Here's what the experts think will happen at this week's monetary policy meeting.
More jobs, more spending and continued uncertainty about tariffs. Here's how that could impact the Fed's interest rate decision this week.
Hold on iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF as short-term rates stay steady. Click to explore SHY and its potential role in your portfolio amid steady Fed rates.
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.74% for the week ending July 24, down just barely from 6.75% last week.
Local banks say businesses are still taking out loans, despite elevated interest rates. In some cases, that's because they don't want to wait for rates to fall.
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The Fed has held its benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5% this year, though officials have penciled in two cuts by year-end.
Japan’s central bank should raise rates when its policy board meets this week, and failure to do so will weaken the yen and exacerbate inflation, said Takeshi Niinami, chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings Ltd.
Azoria Capital sued Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to force the Federal Open Market Committee to open its interest rate meetings to the public.
NDMO's performance is highly sensitive to interest rate changes, with no clear catalyst for improvement unless rates are cut soon. See why the Fund is a Hold.
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 turn, Tom Essaye, editor of Sevens Report Research, wrote in a Tuesday note. It would be signal that policymakers are moving in favor of easing, making a reduction at the next meeting a more likely event.