Tag: Jerome Powell

Monday, January 19th 2026 - 18:45 UTC
Trump’s obsession: why central bankers came out in support of Fed’s chair Powell

By John Hawkins (*) - Central bankers from around the world have issued a joint statement of support for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as he faces a criminal probe on top of mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump to resign early.
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Thursday, October 30th 2025 - 11:38 UTC
Fed lowers benchmark interest rate

Amid a softer labor market, the United States' Federal Reserve (Fed) voted Wednesday to cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 basis points, moving the target range to 3.75%–4%. This marks the lowest level in three years and continues the easing cycle dating back to last month.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 11:29 UTC
Fed leaves rates unchanged with a message to Trump, “in no hurry to adjust policy stance”

The United States Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged following the two day meeting with Fed chair Jerome Powell emphasizing at the press conference that “the bank is in no hurry to adjust its policy stance, since the US economy remains strong”.
Friday, November 8th 2024 - 19:21 UTC
US Federal Reserve cuts rate by 25 basis points, but future decisions to be conditioned by Trump and Republicans dominance

The US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, on Thursday, the same week in which Donald Trump was swept in as elected president with a Legislative and Judicial branch packed with his conservative populists.
Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 07:48 UTC
US Fed keeps rates unchanged; chair Powell believes a cut rate “could be on the table in September”

The Unites States Federal Reserve on Wednesday, following on a two day meeting (July 30/31) kept the key interest rate unchanged at a 23 year high of 5,3%, but chairman Jerome Powell said that the stage was set for the central bank's first rate cut in four years. With lower inflation and a cooler jobs market, this could happen at the next FOMC meeting in September.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 05:08 UTC
The Fed leaves rates unchanged because of lack of further progress on lowering inflation

The United States kept interest rates unchanged, given “a lack of further progress” toward lowering inflation. This means the Fed rate at 5,25% and 5,5% is at the highest level in more than two decades.
Monday, April 1st 2024 - 12:22 UTC
Federal Reserve chairman Powell, “in no rush to begin cutting interest rates”

Despite an encouraging Personal Consumption Expenditure Index, PCE, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeated on Sunday that the U.S. central bank isn’t in any rush to cut interest rates as policymakers await more evidence that inflation is contained.
Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Fed raises benchmark rate to its highest since 2021, “getting inflation back to 2% has a long way to go”

The United States Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point, the highest level since 2001 and the eleventh hike in its last 12 meetings.
Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 06:50 UTC
Fed makes a pause, leaves rates unchanged but anticipates two further moves before 2024

The United States Federal Reserve this Wednesday, following a two-day meeting decided to keep the interest rate unchanged but the Federal Open Market Committee anticipated that a further two hikes of quarter percentage moves can be expected before the end of the year.
Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:35 UTC
Crucial week for the Fed's Powell and the US banking system

Several banking failures in the US this month have raised fears about the health of the financial system. The collapses follow a sharp rise in global borrowing costs, led by the US, which has shocked the world economy and raised worries about a painful downturn known as a recession.