Federal Reserve live: Fed to deliver first interest rate decision of 2026
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Read MoreFederal Reserve holds interest rates steady at its first FOMC meeting of 2026
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the central bank’s first pause after three consecutive rate cuts last year.
The Fed maintained its federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for short-term loans — in its current range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
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Read MoreFederal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months despite Trump pressure
The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year.
The central bank said in a statement that there are signs the job market has stabilized while it also said growth was “solid,” an upgrade from last month’s characterization as “modest.”
With the economy growing at a healthy pace and no signs of deterioration in hiring,
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Read MoreFederal Reserve signals no rush to cut interest rates as US economy powers ahead
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Trump picks Kevin Warsh to chair Federal Reserve amid pressure campaign to cut rates
President Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.
Mr. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform.
Warsh was a member of the Fed’s board for five years starting in 2006,
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Lip-Bu Tan hasn’t been in the driver’s seat at Intel for long, but the new CEO is already making it clear that the era of open-ended spending is over. If Intel’s bleeding-edge chip manufacturing can’t justify its existence with real customer demand, it won’t get more money, period.
That kind of financial discipline might sound like corporate buzzkill,
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