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![U.S. stock indexes rose sharply on Monday in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-1209906225-559bddcd3d9378c89411e513358d31fb9115e60e-scaled-e1583258079242-900x422.jpg)
Fed Cuts Interest Rates In Emergency Response To Coronavirus
By: Jim Zarroli | Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Federal Reserve’s move was unusual, coming between regularly scheduled policy meetings. Officials also left open the possibility of further cuts if the economic damage gets worse.
![Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said he's not predicting a recession, but the trade war could hurt business spending. "Uncertainty around trade policy is causing some companies to hold back now on investment," he said this month.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1158902106-e88512860cd231c5f1e58430316ad912ee14aa0e-e1568809981517-900x422.jpg)
Fed Eyes Another Interest Rate Cut To Prop Up The Slowing Economy
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. That could give a lift to the stock market but may not do much to help the economy amid the trade war.
![President Trump is downplaying the odds of a recession, but he's also calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19230740176653-e4063c1b17b32682af72584566f89154b33a1d05-e1566235445773-900x422.jpg)
Trump Dismisses Recession Fears, Says Fed Must Help The Economy
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Trump administration pushed back hard against warnings of an economic slowdown. But the president is also calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again to help boost growth.
![Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference on May 1 in Washington, D.C. He is testifying before Congress this week about economic challenges.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1146302886-346eafc0356ce4c351a328d952373fde1cbbabfa-e1562793335398-900x422.jpg)
Fed Chairman Powell Hints At Interest Rate Cut; Stocks Rally
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Federal Reserve chairman is testifying before Congress this week about challenges the economy faces. Stocks rallied in anticipation the central bank will lower interest rates later this month.
![Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 26. "It may be some time before the outlook for jobs and inflation calls clearly for a change in policy," he said Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_19057610971306-bcf709f610dcf11889a1b99daae1eea863f65e91-e1553114248738-900x422.jpg)
Fed Signals Rate Hikes May Be Over For 2019
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday and signaled that no more rate hikes may be necessary this year amid signs of economic slowing.
![Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Rural Housing Assistance Council Awards Reception, on Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/gettyimages-1069243520-df76f4bd200d3407da96cf630dd6a1e637452798-e1545247256664-900x422.jpg)
Fed Raises Rates Despite Trump Attacks
By: Emily Sullivan | NPR
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is raising the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 2.25 percent and 2.50 percent, a move that would put it at the highest level in a decade