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Here's the case for lower rates from the Fed's 2 dissenting voices

The Fed opted against cutting rates, but a rare dissent from two governors says the central bank risks being too late amid a ...

Fed policy decision generates most governor dissents since 1993

The Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady following the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday ...

Fed recap: Powell says no decision on September, must wait to see tariff impact on inflation

The central bank kept its target rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, but two policymakers disagreed with the decision.

Takeaways from the Fed’s latest decision, which got pushback from officials siding with Trump

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting as it remains under intense pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to lower borrowing ...

Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The central bank this week kept interest rates steady for a fifth-straight meeting, prompting the first double dissent from ...

The Fed Splits Into Three Camps on Interest Rates. These Are the Dividing Lines.

Federal Reserve officials are split into three camps over what economic evidence they need before resuming interest-rate cuts ...

Powell downplays Fed board dissents: ‘Quite a good meeting’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed Wednesday the decision by two members of the central bank’s board to dissent ...

Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure

The central bank kept interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting, despite badgering from President Trump. It has ...