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U.S. Fed Keeps Interest Rates On Hold Despite Political Pressure To Cut
US Fed kept its key interest rate on hold between 4.25-4.5% for the fifth straight meeting. TD Asset Management's Scott ...
July jobs report expected to show hiring slowed while unemployment rate ticked higher
Friday's labor report comes as investors have been closely watching for any signs of cooling in the labor market that could ...
Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly Even as Fed Holds Steady on Cuts
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.72% for the week ending July 31, barely down from 6.74% last week.
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases again, offering modest relief for home shoppers
Economists generally expect the average rate on a 30-year mortgage to remain above 6% this year. Recent forecasts by ...
Powell Says Fed Does Not Consider Government Interest Rate Costs in Policy Debate
Most economists agree that a central bank that sets interest rates to keep government borrowing costs low is a central bank ...
4 ways the Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady will impact your wallet
Here's how the Federal Reserve will impact mortgage rates, credit cards, car loans, and market stability.
Fed Holds Rates Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, despite rare dissent among policymakers. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the board has “made no decisions” on cutting rates at its next meeting.
Trump vs. the Fed: Should interest rates drop?
Trump has been less than subtle in urging the Fed to cut the rates it controls. Powell, in what has been a rare pushback ...
How stock-market investors should trade what could be a historic Fed dissent over interest rates on Wednesday
Under normal circumstances, a pair of dissents in favor of a rate cut would be taken as a sign the Fed is taking a dovish turn, Tom Essaye, editor of Sevens Report Research, wrote in a Tuesday note.