Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals path to rate cuts
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Donald Trump seems ready to do anything to get lower interest rates. The Fed might offer a cut in September; however, be wary of anyone’s certainty past then.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell walks with Kazuo Ueda, Christine Lagarde and Andrew Bailey during a break at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium outside Jackson Lake Lodge on Friday, Aug. 22. | Amber Baesler/AP Photo
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FOMC opted to leave its target range unchanged at 4.25%–4.50%, fresh details from the July meeting shed light on why policymakers are growing uneasy.