It was the first meeting of the FOMC since former President Donald Trump’s election victory. Policymakers have said repeatedly that the Fed is apolitical and that their calls on interest rates are driven by economic conditions.

The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) did the expected, cutting the federal funds rate by  0.25%. That means the rate paid by banks will fluct

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he would not resign from his role if asked to do so by a re-elected Donald Trump, following the Fed’s decision Thursday to lower interest rates by a quarter percentage point.

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