The Federal Reserve has decided to keep its target lending rate at 3.5% to 3.75% in an 11-1 vote that caps Jerome Powell’s last meeting as chairman of the Fed’s board of governors. +

The Federal Reserve elected to hold its target lending rate at 3.5% to 3.75% in a 10-2 vote, marking the end of a series of three quarter-point cuts that started in September 2024. +

Chairman Jerome Powell announced an expected reduction to the Federal Reserve’s target lending rate, which now sits at 3.5% to 3.75% after three quarter-point cuts this year. +

The Federal Reserve Board has reduced its target lending rate by one-quarter of a point for the second time this year, with a third cut planned for December, Chairman Jerome Powell announced. +

Under pressure from the White House and troubling inflation reports, the Federal Reserve Board voted to reduce its target lending rate by a quarter-point to 4% to 4.25%. +

Each of the six manufacturers reporting monthly U.S. sales to the Automotive News Data Center says volumes were up on a year-over-year basis in July, led by a 19.9% increase for Toyota. +

The governors of the Federal Reserve have decided to maintain a target lending rate of 4.25% to 4.5% for a fifth consecutive meeting under mounting White House pressure. +

The Federal Reserve maintained its 4.25% to 4.5% target rate for a fourth consecutive meeting, but the board remains committed to making two quarter-point cuts or one half-point cut by year’s end. +

Chairman Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will not reduce its target lending rate, holding at 4.25% to 4.5% as evolving economic and trade policies make future conditions difficult to predict. +

Citing low unemployment and “solid” market conditions, the Federal Reserve Board held firm to its 4.25% to 4.5% target lending rate, extending a pause that began in January following a series of quarter-point cuts. +