When it comes to interest rates, which are basically how much it costs to borrow money, Trump can complain they are too high (or too low) like any other American, but the Fed’s leaders are the ...

The Senate on Wednesday passed the GENIUS Act, a breakthrough for the cryptocurrency industry that could have a far-reaching ...

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to retake the White House with a bold set of promises, including lower interest rates. US households have grown frustrated with two years of high borrowing ...

President Trump escalates pressure on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates by targeting the Federal ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration is now eyeing Aug. 1 as the date to slap the ...

During his term, the Fed was in an upward interest rate cycle that started in December 2015 and lasted until July 2019, taking rates up to a ceiling of between 2.25 and 2.5%. His position on ...

The Republican vice-presidential nominee said presidents should have a say in determining the benchmark interest rate. By Minho Kim JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, said on ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. presidents should be able to exert some influence over the Federal Reserve when it makes decisions on interest rates. "I ...

Fed Policy and Political Influence: ... Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates. July 09, 2025 03:23 PM · ...

It has become a case study for the dangers of jawboning the Fed on interest rates. “There is a very short-run political motivation to get results before the next election and I think Donald ...

Interest rate hikes widen the wealth gap, ... President Biden - he's - there are various, obviously, political influences weighing on him as well. What do you ...