Trump Decries Fed Rate Cut as ‘Political Move’ That Won’t Work
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point was a “political move” and that a smaller cut would have been preferable.
Trump Goes After the Fed for ‘Playing Politics’ With Historic Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by 0.5 percent, or 50 basis points, on Tuesday, thrusting it into the center of a political firestorm. Donald Trump quickly weighed in to suggest that the panel could be “playing politics” with its decision,
The Fed’s long-awaited rate cut is colliding with presidential politics
The Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates for the first time in the Biden era after the White House spent the last three years grappling with Americans’ dissatisfaction with the cost of living,
Trump seizes on Fed rate cut to open new line of attack on economy
Trump attributed the rate reduction to either a "very bad" economy or to the Fed's "playing politics" to help Democrats.
Federal officials to cut interest rates by half-percent. What it means for Kentuckians
The Federal Reserve moving ahead with its first rate cut in four years on Wednesday, lowering its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point. With the slowing labor market posing a growing risk to economic expansion,
The Fed’s rate cut had nothing to do with politics. That’s not holding politicians back
Jerome Powell, the unflappable Federal Reserve chair, would never march into a press conference, declare victory over inflation and drop the mic while giving a middle finger to his haters. That’s not his style.
How the Fed rate cut is playing in Florida
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved forward with an aggressive rate cut that’s already recalibrating how Florida politicians talk about the economy. The decision, issued 48 days before the election,
The Fed rate cut affects the US dollar. Should international travelers worry?
Because the rate cut has been forecast for so long, it's largely already been priced into the value of the dollar in international markets. “Exchange rates tend to adjust when a
Fed Outsized Rate Cut Draws Muted Reaction, but Calm May Not Last
One reason for the muted market reaction on a close-to-close basis has to do with how asset prices moved in the days leading up to the Fed decision, said Sonu Varghese, global mac
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