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What To Expect From The Fed's Interest Rate Decision This Week

The Fed has held its benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5% this year, though officials have penciled in two cuts by ...

Fed holds interest rates steady. Will September bring a rate cut? Live updates

The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5% and offered no clues on whether it will resume its ...

Gold surges as weak U.S. jobs data raises rate cut hopes

Gold futures surged Friday after weaker than expected U.S. payrolls came in softer than expected in July, boosting expectations for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. U.S. job growth slowed ...
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August Mortgage Outlook: Rates May Slumber, but Buyers Dream of a Big Drop

Mortgage rates will probably stay about the same in August. If they change, they're more likely to go down than up. Even if ...

Dax Index News: Forecast Turns Bearish on Hot Inflation and Fed Rate Cut Doubts

Eurozone inflation and US Jobs Report in focus. Market outlook hinges on soft data to revive dovish bets and lift the DAX ...

Treasury Yields Rise in July as Fed Cut Seen Elusive

Treasury yields settled mixed, with the two-year yield up and the 10-year yield down. For the month, yields rose as markets grew more concerned about the impact of tariffs and Fed policy.

Trump's moving tariff targets could add another layer of uncertainty to the Fed's rate decisions

With Trump's tariff deadlines pushed out, Jerome Powell and the Fed might be comfortable waiting longer before cutting interest rates.

US Fed independence under threat, say economists, but no one expects a July rate cut- Reuters poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve's independence is under threat from mounting political interference, according to a clear majority ...