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Why the Fed cut interest rates

Dec 11, 2025 · 16 min · Episode 1501 · 15.6 MB
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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday. And this decision comes as President Donald Trump continues to put pressure on the supposedly independent agency to move the economy the way he wants. Plus, the president is reportedly beginning final interviews for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s potential successor.


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