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The Federal Reserve resisted pressure from the White House last week and left its policy rate unchanged. It was the right decision. As Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged, the case for a cut was a ...

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said lately that the Federal Reserve may need to cut interest rates in the coming months due to a weakening labor market, despite near-term inflation pressures ...

In contrast with the now sober-seeming Reaganites, Trump has taken credit for the economy from day one.

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The share of seriously delinquent consumer debt is at its highest level since 2020. Student loans are a big reason why.

Student loan delinquencies rose sharply to 10.2% of aggregate student loans in Q2 2025 after the pandemic moratorium ended, with total outstanding debt rising to $1.64 trillion.

The U.S. Federal Reserve may need to cut interest rates in the near term in response to a slowing U.S. economy, even though ...

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with advisers today about an unexpected open seat on the Federal Reserve Board, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Markets are all in on predicting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at the next policy meeting on Sep. 17.

President Donald Trump's coming nomination of a new member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors will focus attention ...