Thursday, July 24, 2025

Tag: interest rates

Democrats urge immediate rate cuts to combat housing crisis exacerbated by...

Democrats in Congress are urging the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates immediately, warning that the central bank's restrictive monetary policy is worsening the nation's housing crisis and threatening to derail a strong streak of job growth.

Learning from mistakes: It’s time to lower interest rates

A statement of this intention by the Fed, along with a modest rate cut, would be a huge step in this direction.

Government watchdog cautions against further interest rate hikes for risk of...

Accountable.US warns further hikes "would needlessly and unnecessarily cause a recession and result in millions of Americans losing their jobs."

Ignoring warnings of mass job loss, Fed hikes rates to highest...

"The Fed should end its rate hiking campaign for good."

The Fed is about to shaft American workers—or no good reason

Fed policymakers are poised to raise interest rates at their March meeting and then continue raising them, in order to slow the economy.

The disaster of negative of interest rates

President Trump wants negative interest rates, but they would be disastrous for the U.S. economy, and his objectives can be better achieved...

Is the economy growing too fast? Interest rates and the fed

The potential gains from allowing the economy to continue to grow and for the unemployment rate to drop further are enormous.

What’s Behind the Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates in a...

It's clear that the Fed feels it needs to get interest rates back up before the bottom falls out of the US economy once again.

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Trump administration defies one in three court orders, undermining rule of law

New analysis finds the Trump White House routinely ignores federal court rulings, triggering growing concern over constitutional crises and erosion of judicial power.

He came to the US to support his sick child. He was detained. Then...

Five days later, he was gone. At what was supposed to be his final asylum hearing on March 20, Rodríguez Parra was nowhere to be found.

Trump’s EPA deepens environmental rollback with delays, deregulation, and industry favoritism

From coal ash delays to dicamba reapproval, Trump’s EPA faces backlash for gutting public health safeguards and empowering polluters.

Firefighter shortage across US poses ‘dangerous’ risks as peak wildfire season ramps up

The country’s fire managers moved its response to “Preparation Level 4,” the second-highest designation, which shows that firefighting resources are heavily committed.

Millions exposed to toxic PFAS levels as EPA retreats from safety rules

New data reveals over 73 million Americans may be drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS, while the EPA under Trump moves to weaken or repeal health standards.