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Trump Wants a 3-Point Fed Rate Decrease. But You Can't Always Get What You Want.
The right to freedom of speech allows Trump to make demands of the Fed to his heart's content. But legally, he cannot compel the central bank to lower its benchmark interest rate. The Fed has the right to act independently, and its aim is to promote a healthy and stable economy by keeping inflation in check.
The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses the bond market, U.S. government budget, potential impact of tariffs, interest rate outlook and more with Jerome Schneider, head of short-term portfolio management at ...
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "has grossly ...
The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has ...
The minutes reveal more closely the behind closed doors thinking between the U.S.’ top policymakers with the Fed under ...
The research, co-authored by New York Fed President John Williams, tracks how the risk of reaching the zero lower bound—the ...
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