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Federal Reserve officials in January agreed they would need to see inflation come down more before lowering interest rates further, and expressed concern about the impact President Donald Trump’s ...NBC News - 1d -
Fed officials are worried about tariffs' impact on inflation and see rate cuts on hold, minutes show
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its January meeting.CNBC - 1d -
Trump wants both lower interest rates and tariffs. Here’s how that could backfire.
Economists say tariffs will make it harder for the Fed to lower interest rates — unless the U.S. economy enters a recession.MarketWatch - Feb. 12 -
UK interest rates are too restrictive
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