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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Powell didn’t just refuse to deliver a rate cut—he also hinted a raise might have been on the cards

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answers questions from reporters following the regular Federal Open Market Committee meetings at the (Credit: Chip Somodevilla - Getty Images)
  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell held interest rates steady yesterday and signaled a cautious approach to cutting, despite growing dissent within the Fed and market hopes for a September move downward. While acknowledging tariff-driven inflation, Powell emphasized that more data is needed before adjusting policy.

In a move that everyone was expecting, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell disappointed Donald Trump again yesterday by refusing to cut the base interest rate.

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