A desire for low rates confronts a very different economic backdrop—with higher price pressures—from his first term.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman is widely seen as the president's most likely choice for vice chair for supervision, a position soon to be vacated by Michael Barr. But while Bowman is the administration's most straightforward option,

The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after President Donald Trump said he would soon demand lower rates.

The Federal Reserve is set to announce its first interest rate decision of 2025 and with a pause expected, it could prompt President Donald Trump to renew his criticism of the central bank.

President Donald Trump may want lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday.

The US Federal Reserve will announce its first monetary policy decision of 2025, expected to keep interest rates at 4.50%.

President Donald Trump did not call on the Federal Reserve to bring down rates last week, but said it had failed to bring down inflation. Trump said he would take bringing inflation down into his