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Aug 19

Trump calls on Federal Reserve to cut interest rates

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Trump is calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by at least a full percentage point "over a fairly short period of time."…

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Aug 08

U.S. long-term mortgage rates fall sharply

By Associated Press

U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell sharply this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan touching its lowest level since November 2016.

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Jul 31

Column: The Fed is lowering interest rates, but so are market forces

By Paul Solman

Is the Fed solely responsible for driving down interest rates? There's plenty of reason to think the answer is no.

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Jul 31

WATCH: Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time in a decade

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The central bank cut its benchmark rate — which affects many loans for households and businesses — by a quarter-point to a range of 2 percent to 2.25 percent.

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Jul 31

3 things to watch at the Federal Reserve as it’s poised to cut interest rates

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Fed under Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled a belief that uncertainties and threats unleashed by President Donald Trump's trade war and by a global slowdown justify a Fed rate cut.

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Jul 25

European Central Bank joins Fed in paving way for stimulus

By David McHugh, Associated Press

The ECB's rate-setting board left its key interest benchmarks unchanged at a policy meeting Thursday but said it could cut them as its next move.

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Jul 11

WATCH: Powell says Fed prepared to keep economy in a ‘very good place’

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comments before the Senate Banking Committee strengthened the message he had sent to a House panel on Wednesday that the central bank is prepared to cut interest rates to support economic growth.

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Jul 10

WATCH: Fed chair Jerome Powell says rate cut likely coming soon

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The chairman's remarks led investors to send stock prices up, bond yields down and the value of the U.S. dollar lower on expectations of lower interest rates. The S&P 500 index briefly traded over 3,000 for the first time.

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Jul 05

Fed repeats pledge to ‘act as appropriate’ to sustain economic expansion

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve on Friday repeated its pledge to "act as appropriate" to sustain the current economic expansion, now the longest in U.S. history, while noting that most Fed officials have lowered their expectations for the future course of interest…

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Jun 19

Watch 5:12
Why the Fed kept interest rates steady for now, despite pressure from Trump

The Federal Reserve says it's holding its benchmark interest rate steady, despite ongoing pressure from President Trump to reduce it. But Fed Chairman Jay Powell expressed openness to the idea of cutting rates if economic indicators warrant. He also recently…

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