Is the Fed likely to finally cut interest rates at this week’s meeting?

During a meeting last week between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the president sought to underscore what he said is a “very simple” request: “Interest rates have to come down.” That wish isn’t likely to be granted when the Fed announces its next interest rate decision on Wednesday. Economists put the probability of

Judge Rejects Bid to Open Fed’s Closed-Door Meetings on Interest Rates

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge in Washington has rejected an investment firm’s request to force the Federal Reserve to open its closed-door monetary policy meetings to the public. U.S. District

LIVE NOW: HHS, FDA, and Sen. Mullin to Announce Action on Opioid 7-OH

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla) host a press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 29 to announce new measures to protect the public from the opioid 7-OH. Original News Source Link – Epoch