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The GDP report’s case for rate cuts  Axios Trump pushes rate cut as Fed meets, second quarter data released  Reuters Trump tears into Powell as Fed hold rates but says ‘I hear’ cut coming in September  Yahoo Finance Fed meeting looms as Trump celebrates 3% GDP growth, pushes for rate cuts  Fox Business Trump keeps up push for Powell, Fed to lower rates despite …

Global stock index dips, dollar climbs as Fed’s Powell holds off on Sept rate cut verdict  Reuters Fed keeps interest rates unchanged for fifth-straight time  CNN Explaining the Federal Reserve’s unchanged interest rates  KTVU Despite a double dissent, Jerome Powell keeps his hold on markets  The Economist 2 Fed officials break ranks as Trump wages war on Powell  Politico Source link

By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday it’s too soon to say whether the central bank will cut its interest rate target in September, as financial markets expect. “We have made no decisions about September, we don’t…do that in advance,” Powell said at the press conference following the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting. He …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference at government quarters Rosenbad after the trade talks between the U.S. and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden, July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall | TT | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday urged corporate America, investors and U.S. trade partners “not to panic” if tariff rates surge on Aug. 1 …

Stocks held steady after the Federal Open Market Committee kept interest rates unchanged at its July meeting. The decision to hold the target range for the federal-funds rate between 4.25% and 4.5% was widely expected by market participants. Odds of at least a quarter-point cut through the FOMC’s next meeting in September were at 59.7% heading into the decision. Federal …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Wednesday again called on the Federal Reserve to lower benchmark rates after data showed U.S. economic growth rebounded more than expected in the second quarter. “2Q GDP JUST OUT: 3%, WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED! “Too Late” MUST NOW LOWER THE RATE. No Inflation! Let people buy, and refinance, their homes!” Trump wrote on Truth …

U.S. Economy Grew at 3.0% Rate in Second Quarter  The Wall Street Journal U.S. economy grew at a 3% rate in Q2, a better-than-expected pace even as Trump’s tariffs hit  CNBC Rebound in US economic growth in Q2 masks underlying weakness  Reuters U.S. economy posts strong second quarter, growing at a 3 percent pace  The Washington Post US economy grows faster than expected as …

Shipping containers are stacked on the Ever Magic container ship operated by Evergreen at the Port of Los Angeles on June 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The U.S. economy grew at a much better than expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance and renewed consumer strength, the …

Fed Meeting Today: Dow Futures Waver as Investors Await Earnings, Rate Decision — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Stock futures are little changed as investors analyze earnings, await Fed rate decision: Live updates  CNBC Stock Market Today: Dow Rises Ahead Of Fed Decision, Powell; Nvidia Gains On Price-Target Hike (Live Coverage)  Investor’s Business Daily Stock market today: S&P 500 snaps 6-day record …

Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), speaks during a news conference at the bank’s head office in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s headline inflation rate in the second quarter of the year slipped to its lowest point since March 2021, coming in at 2.1% year over year, …