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Fed's Powell explains how central bank moderate rates mandate works
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday explained why the three missions Congress imposed on the central bank add up to two in real-world conditions. Powell, speaking at a press conference following the latest interest-rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee meeting,

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year, AP Explains
US Fed cuts interest rate by 25 bps to 4-4.25%. How will it affect you and will there be more rate cuts in 2025? Here's all details
Gold falls after scaling record peak as markets digest Fed Chair Powell's comments
Gold prices fell nearly 1% on Wednesday, retreating from a record high scaled earlier in the session, as market participants parsed remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Powell’s Caution Dashes Bond-Market Bets on Aggressive Rate Cuts
Donald Trump Finally Bullied Jerome Powell Into Cutting Interest Rates
Fed Cuts Interest Rate: What Happens to Mortgage Rates Now as Markets React
However, prospective homebuyers who are holding off in anticipation that mortgage rates will automatically fall further after the Fed decision may face disappointment, housing economists warn.

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Why the Fed's rate-cut decision won't reduce mortgage rates
Jerome Powell warns there’s ‘no risk-free path’ to avoid stagflation: ‘We have a situation where we have two-sided risk’

The Dot Plot, Explained: How the Fed Forecasts Interest Rates

Every three months, the central bank updates a scatter chart showing where top officials believe rates are headed. Not everyone is a fan of the anonymous projections.
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The importance of preserving the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve

Johns Hopkins political scientist Nicolas Jabko explains how prevailing political forces threaten to disrupt the nation's money supply and the global economy

US Fed rate cut: How does it impact mortgages, credit card and savings accounts interest of Americans? Explained

The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time in nine months, reducing the short-term rate to around 4.1%. This decision, influenced by slow progress on inflation and a weakening job market,
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Explained | What the Federal Reserve’s dot plot tells us about interest rates

Investors closely track the dot plot as it offers clues on the Fed’s policy stance and can move asset prices across the board.

Watch As Scott Bessent Educates NBC News’ Kristen Welker About How Fed Sets Interest Rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained to “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday how the Federal Reserve sets interest rates. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled on Aug.

Trump will ‘take over the Fed,’ ex-economic adviser Larry Kudlow predicts on ‘Pod Force One’

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s war with Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell stretches all the way back to Trump’s first term and is likely to end in a total White House “takeover” of the central bank when Powell departs in May, former economic adviser Larry Kudlow told The Post’s Miranda Devine.
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