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Fact Check: Trump Doesn't Have the Power to Force Lower Interest Rates

Headline from CNET, on the newest of 3 developments

The Fed's policy-making body is expected to put a pause on interest rate cuts today.

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  1. Trump says will demand interest rates drop 'immediately'

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts - The Daily Reporter

    Headline from Green Field Reporter ·

  3. Newest

    Fact Check: Trump Doesn't Have the Power to Force Lower Interest Rates

    Headline from CNET ·

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Quartz

    Trump says he will demand that interest rates 'immediately' drop (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The president again pressured the independent Fed to cut interest rates as he spoke to the World Economic Forum in Davos

  2. Digital Journal

    Trump says will demand interest rates drop 'immediately' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would seek to bring interest rates lower by unleashing energy production, and would speak to the Federal

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after President Donald Trump said he would soon demand lower rates.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after

  5. CNET

    Fact Check: Trump Doesn't Have the Power to Force Lower Interest Rates (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The Fed's policy-making body is expected to put a pause on interest rate cuts today.

  6. FOX Business

    What will the Fed do with interest rates and how will Trump react? (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Federal Reserve is set to announce its first interest rate decision of 2025 and with a pause expected, it could prompt President Trump to renew his criticism of the central bank.

  7. New York Post

    Fed keeps interest rates unchanged despite Trump’s call to ‘drop immediately’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged after its first meeting of the year – ignoring President Trump’s calls for rates to “drop immediately.”

  8. Newsweek

    Fed pauses interest rate cuts in first key decision of Trump's second term (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The decision reflects a cautious stance as the Fed assesses the direction of inflation and policies President Trump may implement.

  9. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Fed likely to hold rates steady despite Trump call for cuts as it awaits tariff, immigration changes (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    President Donald Trump may want lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

  10. CNET

    Trump vs. the Fed: Why the President Can't Force Interest Rates to Drop (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The president does have an impact on rates, but not the way you might think.

  11. FOX Business

    Trump blasts Fed for not cutting interest rates (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell on social media Wednesday for pausing rates cuts against the president's wishes.

  12. The Guardian

    Fed holds interest rates steady amid uncertainty over Trump’s impact on economy (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Fed chair declines to provide ‘any response or comment whatsoever’ on president’s public demands for lower rates

  13. Forbes

    Federal Reserve Pauses Interest Rate Cuts—First Meeting Without A Cut Since July (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Fed chair Jerome Powell said he has not talked with Trump since the president demanded last week “interest rates drop immediately.”

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Fed pauses interest rate cuts. What happens next may depend on Trump (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    After three successive interest rate cuts, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in its benchmark lending rate amid new economic uncertainties over the outlook for inflation and President Trump's continued threats of new tariffs and other measures.

  15. NBC News

    Fed prepares its first interest rate decision with Trump back in office (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Federal Reserve officials are expected to leave interest rates steady when they emerge from their first policy meeting of the second Trump administration Tuesday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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