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A Trump-induced interest rate cut won’t actually lower mortgage rates

Stock prices spiraled once President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariff regime on so-called “Liberation Day.” But it appeared a bond sell-off caught his attention (although he denies it), and he put some tariffs on ice. That sell-off sent longer-term yields soaring, and as Fortune’s Shawn Tully wrote, Trump “is obsessed with rates on 10-year … Read more

Trade war could force Fed to raise rates, hurting crypto

Komal Sri-Kumar, president of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, warned that the ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions could push the Federal Reserve towards hiking interest rates, a move that is generally seen as a headwind for cryptocurrency and other risk assets. Speaking on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” segment Wednesday afternoon, Sri-Kumar said he believes an interest rate hike is … Read more

ECB should only cut rates once more this year, IMF Europe head says

This photo taken on Jan. 30, 2025 shows the European Central Bank ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Zhang Fan/Xinhua via Getty Images The European Central Bank should only enact one more quarter percentage point interest rate cut this year despite wider risks to economic growth, the International Monetary Fund’s Europe chief said Wednesday. “We have … Read more

Fed Chair Powell won’t be fired but should cut interest rates

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has “no intention” of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before his term leading the U.S. central bank ends next year. “None whatsoever,” Trump said in the Oval … Read more

Trump Powell attacks interest rates Fed

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday ratcheted up his pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, calling him a “major loser” and warning … Read more

Trump wants lower interest rates to ‘counteract’ the inflation from his own tariff policies

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell are at odds. On Thursday Trump again called on the Fed, and Powell specifically, to lower interest rates. Just a day earlier Powell had reiterated the Fed’s view that the relative strength of the economy meant it didn’t have to rush to make a decision.  “For … Read more

Trump again calls for Fed to cut rates, says Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Win McNamee | Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday again called for the Federal Reserve to lower rates and even hinted at the “termination” of Chair Jerome Powell. In a Truth Social post, Trump said: “The ECB is expected to cut … Read more

BOK holds rates as country grapples with U.S. tariffs and election

The Bank of Korea (BOK) in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2024. Kim Jae-Hwan | Lightrocket | Getty Images South Korea’s central bank held its policy rate at 2.75% Thursday, as the country grapples with U.S. tariffs and prepares for a snap presidential election. This was in line with a Reuters poll of economists that forecast … Read more

Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market

The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s the highest rate since mid-February. Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster ride all week, as bond yields spiked higher mid-week when President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on dozens of countries went … Read more

Crypto funding rates plunge amid rising fears over Trump’s trade war

Key market indicators suggest that traders are exercising extreme caution in the crypto markets, as Trump’s tariffs spark widespread bearish sentiment. The rapidly escalating trade war between the U.S. and most of its major trading partners is striking fear into traders. On Friday, April 4, funding rates on most centralized and decentralized exchanges dropped below … Read more

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