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Bessent Says Interest Rates Should Fall by at Least 1.5 Percentage Points Over Time

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said interest rates should be substantially lower than they are now, and he believes there ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent wants the Fed to lower its lending rate

The current Federal Reserve interest rate is significantly higher than necessary and should be lowered, Treasury Secretary ...

There's one thing that could throw cold water on rate cuts, says one of the contenders for Fed chief

The 10-year Treasury yield will be a key factor determining how aggressively the Fed can cut rates, Marc Sumerlin, a contender for Fed Chair, said.

Exclusive: Fed’s Daly Says Jumbo Rate Cut Next Month Doesn’t Seem Warranted

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly pushed back against the need for an interest-rate cut of a half percentage point, or 50 ...

Get the Facts: How the Fed's interest rates impact your money

The Fed is hesitant to change interest rates largely due to one factor uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. The ...

Fed's Goolsbee is concerned about inflation, not jobs, hinting at high bar for rate cut

Fed's Goolsbee said he's more worried about inflation than weak job growth. His remarks suggest he may not support a ...

Bank of America sticks to guns on Fed interest rate forecast

CME's closely watched FedWatch tool uses the futures market to predict rate-cut odds. It currently pegs at 93% the probability that at the central bank's next meeting, on Sept. 17, Fed Chairman Jerome ...