Not even 48 hours after the conclusion of last month's meeting, data from the Labor Department appeared to validate the concerns of Bowman and Waller when it showed fewer jobs than expected were created in July.

Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House's demands.

The next US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting is scheduled for September 16-17, 2025. The meeting will conclude with an interest rate decision announcement on September 17, which will be followed by a press conference from the Fed Chair.

Trump signals fresh doubts about a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting, says he's firing Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.

Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press. A meeting between Zelensky and Putin had been a key aim of Trump’s following his talks with Putin in Anchorage,