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Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling [...]

Bank of England holds key rate after U.S. Fed makes 1st cut in 4 years – National

19 SeptemberJohn Adams

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its [...]

Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race

18 SeptemberJohn Adams

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024 and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., [...]

Fed cuts interest rates by a half point

18 SeptemberJohn Adams

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half [...]

It’s a big week for central bank rate decisions

16 SeptemberJohn Adams

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the Federal Reserves’ William McChesney Martin Building [...]