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Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals job market

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals job market, inflation outlook could allow for interest rate cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the balance of risks to the labor market and inflation have shifted, signaling a potential interest rate cut at the Fed's next meeting.

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Fed Chair Powell says inflation, hiring slowdown pose 'challenging situation'

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Fed Chair Powell Keeps September Rate Cut On The Table

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Powell suggests rate cuts are coming — but not because Trump demanded them

As the Trump administration ramps up its pressure on the Federal Reserve, Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver a key speech Friday at a central banking symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Fed. Reserve Board Chairman Powell shares economic outlook

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Playbook PM: Powell puts rate cut on the table

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Trump gives meandering answer about the Fed after Powell hints at rate cut the president has long wanted

Trump has long called for the Fed to cut interest rates, but the board has resisted because of inflation fears.

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Powell Is on the Cusp of Taking a Big Gamble With the U.S. Economy

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Fed chair Powell boosts expectation of US rate cut

Fed-funds futures reflect increased chance of September rate cut as Powell speaks

Traders appeared more certain that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its monetary-policy meeting next month as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered remarks Friday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming.

Get the Facts: How the Fed's interest rates impact your money

The Fed is hesitant to change interest rates largely due to one factor uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. The Fed says most economic data are in *** good place. Inflation has come down significantly from *** post-pandemic spike,

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fed funds rate and impact on gdp

Ken McElroy discusses how the Fed's funds rate impacts the GDP. He explains how reducing the rate in 2020 created an economic boom and asset bubbles.

Yields are falling on money-market funds. Why what Fed's Powell says today matters.

Yields on U.S. money-market funds have been easing back this year in anticipation of the Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts, with yields last spotted around 4%, according to BofA Global rates researchers.

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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 loanDepot, says. The federal funds rate influences the prime rate, while the margin reflects an additional percentage based on your credit score and loan details.

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

The two Federal Reserve policymakers who dissented against the U.S. central bank decision's to leave interest rates unchanged last month appear not to have been joined by other policymakers in voicing support for lowering rates at that meeting,

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Today’s CD Rates for August 22, 2025: Highest APYs Range From 4.00% to 5.00%

One of the biggest factors influencing current CD rates is the federal-funds rate. As the Federal Reserve began cutting its benchmark rate toward the end of 2024, CD rates fell in response. However, the July 2025 decision to once again keep the Fed rate steady is likely to result in relatively stable CD interest rates for now.

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Bessent’s rate cut view defies Fed models, Deutsche Bank says

Strategists questioned the Treasury Secretary's recent comments asserting that Federal Reserve policy overshoots models by more than a percentage point.