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TexasTowelie

(125,457 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:14 PM Jan 2025

Breaking: Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, despite Trump's call for cuts - NBC News

Despite President Donald Trump’s call for a cut, Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady. The move comes as a sign that the economy is humming along.

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Breaking: Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, despite Trump's call for cuts - NBC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2025 OP

Somebody is going to be rage tweeted... rubbersole Jan 2025 #1

Why doesn't tRump just abolish the fed and cut interest rates to -100, think big! nt yaesu Jan 2025 #2

"OH good, now I can blame the Fed for all the economic woes. Ha ha." - The Felon-Rapist (R) BoRaGard Jan 2025 #3

Tacit admission that spending freeze is meant to induce recession? bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #4

"Ya know, we're not running a casino here!" Turbineguy Jan 2025 #5

rubbersole

(10,987 posts)

1. Somebody is going to be rage tweeted...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:21 PM

Jan 2025

yaesu

(8,974 posts)

2. Why doesn't tRump just abolish the fed and cut interest rates to -100, think big! nt

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:29 PM

Jan 2025

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)

3. "OH good, now I can blame the Fed for all the economic woes. Ha ha." - The Felon-Rapist (R)

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:32 PM

Jan 2025

bucolic_frolic

(54,023 posts)

4. Tacit admission that spending freeze is meant to induce recession?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:32 PM

Jan 2025

Why else would Trump be insisting on a rate cut? And by the way does he think stimulating a robust economy won't be inflationary?

Turbineguy

(39,841 posts)

5. "Ya know, we're not running a casino here!"

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:45 PM

Jan 2025

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