
The Independent - 1 hour 3 min ago
MPC vote latest along with stock market news plus business and finance updates from Thursday...

BBC - 8 hours 33 min ago
The Bank rate was cut in August but many analysts do not expect any further reductions this year.

NBC News - 8 hours 48 min ago
The quarter point rate cut was the first in nine months as Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is trying to find the balance between its dual mandate of maximizing employment and keeping inflation in check. NBC News' Christine Romans reports on what the impact to your borrowing costs may be.

The Hill - 9 hours 38 min ago
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed cuts rates as threats to job market rise The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time this year as the central bank attempts to ease pressure on the weakening U.S. job market....

Forbes - 10 hours 43 min ago
After months of speculation and intense pressure by President Trump, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced on Wednesday, Sept. 17, that the central bank would cut interest rates by 25 basis points.

BBC - 11 hours 29 min ago
The Federal Reserve makes its first cut to interest rates since 2024, and signals more to come.

Forbes - 12 hours 8 min ago
The Fed's latest rate cutting cycle kicked off on Wednesday. The message from the market is clear: Interest rates are going down. Here are the good and bad outcomes.

CNBC - 12 hours 18 min ago
Investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday stateside.

CNBC - 12 hours 19 min ago
Miran's fast-tracked confirmation comes as Trump has also moved to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook from the board of the central bank.

CNBC - 12 hours 23 min ago
Trump's attorneys wanted a lower-court ruling, which temporarily barred Cook's firing, stayed ahead of the Fed's upcoming meeting on interest rates.

CNBC - 12 hours 26 min ago
The U.S. labor market is producing relatively few jobs. In response, the Federal Reserve is lowering short-term interest rates to stimulate economic growth.

NBC News - 12 hours 41 min ago
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25%...

The Hill - 13 hours 17 min ago
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation's central bank cut interest rates for the first time this year, following months of pressure from President Trump. The decision comes as the Fed attempts to ease pressure on the weakening U.S. job market. The move, floated by Powell last...

Newsweek - 13 hours 28 min ago
Chair Jerome Powell and other officials had held rates steady this year while assessing the impact of tariffs, immigration policies.

The Independent - 13 hours 28 min ago
The rate cut comes as Trump stages an unprecedented assault on independence of the Federal Reserve...

Forbes - 13 hours 28 min ago
Average long-term mortgage rates dropped to their lowest levels in months ahead of the central bank's policy shift.

Forbes - 13 hours 29 min ago
President Donald Trump has urged the central bank to "CUT INTEREST RATES, NOW, AND BIGGER" than they might plan to.

The Guardian - 13 hours 35 min ago
Central bank moves to set rates at range between 4 and 4.25% but decision unlikely to satisfy Donald Trump The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, its first rate cut since December, as the central bank moved to stabilize a wobbling labor market even as Donald Trump 's tariffs continue to push up prices. Rates are now at a range of 4% to 4.25% the lowest since November 2022. But the decision is unlikely to satisfy Trump, who has lambasted the Fed for acting "too late"...

NY Post - 13 hours 40 min ago
Central bankers have been delaying rate cuts over fears that tariffs could reheat inflation, which did pick up over the summer.

CNBC - 13 hours 41 min ago
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark by a quarter point. Here's what that means for the borrowing and savings rates you pay.

The Hill - 13 hours 41 min ago
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time this year as the central bank attempts to ease pressure on the weakening U.S. job market. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting borrowing costs cut its baseline interest rate to a range between 4...

CNBC - 13 hours 42 min ago
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its decision on interest rates and updated its economic projections.

The Guardian - 14 hours 9 min ago
Decision due amid concerns about political influence at independent central bank with Trump aide sworn in as governor and Lisa Cook fighting removal The Trump administration raced to strengthen its influence over the Fed ahead of this week's meeting. Stephen Miran, a senior official who served as chair of the White House council of economic advisers, was confirmed by Senate Republicans as a Fed governor on Monday evening, and formally sworn in on Tuesday. Continue reading...

NBC News - 14 hours 12 min ago
Watch live coverage as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks after reaching a decision on interest rates. Powell has faced repeated criticism from President Trump and frequent calls to lower interest rates.