Fed leaves rates unchanged, defying Trump’s demands for aggressive cuts
WASHINGTON – A divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, despite a barrage of ...
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fed: Fed likely to hold rates, no cuts before September: Matt Orton
"If you think back to April 2nd, on Liberation Day, we were penciling in tariff rates of over 50% for ...
SSA funding cuts force retirement research centers to close
Research on aging, retirement and Social Security is vanishing as more Social Security Administration-funded research centers shut down following recent ...
Even if the Fed Cuts Rates This Week, You Should Still Play Defense—Here’s Why
In This Article The Federal Reserve meets this week, and it’s possible that a rate cut is coming. By how ...
The 2026 Tax Cuts: How Much Could You Really Save?
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4, is poised to cut taxes for ...
Interest Rate Cuts and Federal Reserve Independence
Lately, President Trump has been pressuring Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates. This has set off concerns ...
Trump 2.0 brings layoffs and budget cuts at 8 major colleges
The economic climate for higher education wasn’t exactly breezy when the year began. Years of regional demographic shifts, heightened inflation ...
Polling Shows Most People Are Worried About Significant Cuts to Medicaid Spending
Recent KFF polling tracks public opinion regarding the latest budget reconciliation bill, examining the views of the general public, as well ...
HHS Secretary Kennedy Testifies, Defends Staffing Cuts and Reorganizations that Put Access to Services at Risk
Yesterday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified in front of separate House and Senate committees ...
CBO Analysis Shows Medicaid Cuts Would Terminate Coverage for Millions, Including People with Medicare
This week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a Congressional agency that conducts independent analyses of economic and budget issues, ...
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