Trump, Fed

Trump is getting the lower interest rates he demanded from everyone but the Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the Federal Reserve to diverge from its central bank peers.
ECB to cut rates again, with a nervous eye on Trump
Eurozone rate-setters are set to cut borrowing costs again this week, confident their efforts to lower inflation will remain on track despite the threat from US President Donald Trump's protectionist agenda.
Fed pauses interest rate cuts as inflation, Trump's plans create uncertainty
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and President Trump's plans.
ECB cuts rates amid inflation goals; Trump critiques fed
On Thursday, the European Central Bank decided to lower interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. This action is justified by the expected achievement of the inflation target at 2 percent. After the announcement,
Trump comes out swinging at Fed for not cutting interest rates
President Trump ripped into the Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell after the central bank opted not to cut interest rates.
Stocks tumble as Fed hits pause on interest rates despite Trump pressure to cut
The Federal Reserve has held interest rates steady at its first meeting in the second presidential term of Donald Trump.
ECB cuts rates and governors expect more amid weak growth
The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and policymakers guided for a further reduction in March as concerns ...
Federal Reserve holds rates steady: Policy divergence with ECB widens
The Fed kept rates steady at 4.25%-4.50%, signalling caution amid strong US growth and elevated inflation. Meanwhile, the ECB ...
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ECB cuts rates and leaves room for more easing as growth lags
The European Central Bank has cut interest rates and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre ...
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ECB cuts rate again as eurozone falters, with eye on Trump
The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday and signalled more to come as the eurozone economy flatlines, ...
ECB Cuts Interest Rates By 25 Basis Points As Economy Cools, Lagarde Rejects Bitcoin As Reserve Asset
The European Central Bank lowered its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, bringing the deposit facility rate ...
ECB Delivers Another 25 bp Cut
The ECB (European Central Bank) continued policy normalisation today, with another 25 basis points (bps) worth of cuts across ...
European Central Bank to cut rates again with Trump threat and U.S. divergence in focus
The Fed will likely be on a more hawkish path, so significant divergence from the ECB could risk flight of capital towards ...
ECB's Lagarde slaps down Czech proposal for bitcoin reserves
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde slapped down on Thursday a suggestion by her Czech colleague Ales Michl to ...
ECB set to cut rates this week: Could Trump tariffs cloud outlook?
The ECB is expected to cut rates by 25bps to 2.75% on Thursday as inflation nears 2% and growth remains weak. Analysts see ...
European Stocks Rise as Market Bets on ECB Cut
European stocks were climbing on Thursday as the expectation that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates later ...