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Powell didn't promise September interest rate cut, may hold steady if data is ugly, Rosengren says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell didn't "promise" to cut interest rates in September and may not adjust rates if there are ...

Dow soars more than 900 points after Fed hints at interest rate cuts

The hope among investors had been that Powell would hint that the Fed's first cut to interest rates of the year may be ...

Fed Minutes Reveal Broad Support for Holding Rates Steady Last Month

Almost all” officials backed July’s interest-rate decision, even though two governors backed a rate cut, according to a ...

Fed officials point to August data as critical for looming interest-rate decision

So many Federal Reserve officials have said they are waiting for data over the next few weeks before deciding on a September ...

Fed dissenters appeared alone in favoring rate cut at July meeting, minutes show

Not even 48 hours after the conclusion of last month's meeting, data from the Labor Department appeared to validate the ...

Trump may want lower interest rates for consumers, but it sure is convenient for the national debt he’s creating, too

While Trump frames the issue as consumer pain, Wharton’s Joao Gomes told Fortune that cheaper borrowing would also ease ...

How will interest rate cuts impact my HELOC payments?

"HELOC interest rates are generally structured as prime plus a margin," Debbie Calixto, sales manager at mortgage lender ...

'Upside down economically': Here's why the housing market probably won't get more affordable if the Fed cuts rates

Fed rate cuts are unlikely to lower borrowing costs for American homebuyers, according to one CIO. Mortgage rates and home ...