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Fed to hold rates steady

The Fed's latest decision is leaving open a window of opportunity that many Americans may be ignoring

The Fed has taken a lot of heat for not cutting interest rates this year, but there's an overlooked opportunity amid high borrowing costs.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Fed’s Expected Decision to Hold Rates Seen as Opportunity to Buy Long-Dated Bonds

The Fed’s likely decision to keep interest rates on hold might prompt investors to buy into long-dated bonds, Insight Investment said.

Hosted on MSN · 13h

Fed holds interest rates steady at 23-year high, but opens the door to reducing rates

Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday voted to hold interest rates steady, keeping borrowing costs elevated for millions of households and businesses.

Trump’s Fight With Fed Won’t End With Rate Cuts

Bloomberg · 18h

Live Q&A: When Will the Fed Cut Rates? Trump Pressure Builds as Markets Wait

Bloomberg journalists answer your questions about what economic signals or Trump actions could prompt the Fed to lower rates in September.

CNN · 1d

The Fed may cut rates later this year. Here’s how to get the most from your cash savings now

Despite unprecedented public needling from President Donald Trump to lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve board stood pat on Wednesday.

The New York Times · 1d

Trump’s Fight With the Fed Won’t End With Rate Cuts

President Trump wants the Fed to slash borrowing costs, but the central bank is unlikely to take such aggressive steps even once it begins to lower interest rates.

Fed’s inflation gauge rises

The Wall Street Journal · 21h

The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Is Out. Here's What to Know.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, the personal-consumption expenditures price index, for June is out. Here's what to know: In the 12 months through June, the PCE index rose by 2.6%. That was slightly faster than the 2.

The Financial Times · 20h

US PCE inflation continues rising in line with Fed expectations

Import sensitive goods categories, such as furnishings and durable household equipment, saw large jumps relative to May May and April headline and core PCE readings were also revised up, in line with the GDP deflator reading released yesterday The June PCE inflation numbers vindicate the Fed’s majority decision to hold rates steady in July.

AOL · 18h

Inflation ticks up more than expected in Fed’s preferred gauge

Inflation in the Federal Reserve’s preferred measurement ticked up to a 2.6 percent annual increase in June from 2.3 percent as cost increases from President Trump’s tariffs make their way into the economy.

19hon MSN

Markets Are Being Driven by AI, Not the Fed. Where Stocks Go From Here.

Fed holds rates steady, Microsoft nears $4 trillion valuation, Meta’s earnings blowout, and more news to start your day.

13hon MSN

Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say

Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not ...

17h

Key Inflation Measure Rose in June, Adding to Pressure on Fed

The price index was the latest indication that President Trump’s tariffs are beginning to show up in consumer prices.

10mon MSN

Treasuries Typically Rally Before a Long-Awaited Fed Rate Cut. Trading on That Is Still a Gamble.

Treasury yield declines can signal whether the Fed will cut interest rates. But where they land after a cut is another story.

23h

Food prices are rising, the economy is slowing, and the Fed is standing pat. What’s next?

A flood of economic data out this week hinted that consumer spending is slowing and the labor market is softening. Also, more ...

20hon MSN

Fed's reticence on rate cuts forces market to rethink outlook

The Federal Reserve's decision to avoid signaling imminent rate cuts despite relentless political pressure underscores its ...