The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

With Rachel Reeves in the US, some clarity is needed: the global economy has been mismanaged and the Federal Reserve does deserve criticism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

President says tariffs on China could be lowered days after lashing out over bank’s reluctance to cut interest rates

According to the president, the U.S. economy will begin to slow down unless the Fed “lowers interest rates, NOW.”

Interest rates are likely to go down next month - but much could yet be decided by how fast the issues around tariffs are resolved

Trump has urged the Fed lower interest rates immediately

You can effectively lend money to the government - and be safely paid to do so over time

US president Donald Trump has been increasingly calling for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, claiming that there is "virtually no inflation", as energy and grocery prices continue to decrease considerably.

The International Monetary Fund downgraded growth in nearly all countries amid ongoing uncertainty from the Trump administration’s trade policy

President amps up attacks against Jerome Powell, pushing him to lower interest rates to offset impact of tariffs

The president said the central bank should lower interest rates, but Powell demurred – and now Trump wants him out

Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment…