President Donald Trump took a combative tone at times as he spoke remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos,

Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s tradition-bucking pressure on the central bank.

Faced with a solid economy and mounting inflation concerns, the U.S. central bank has said it will “move cautiously” on cutting interest rates.

Guggenheim Partners' chief investment officer forecast on Monday that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates roughly every quarter in 2025, bringing the reduction to around 75 basis points or even a full percentage point this year.

The Federal Reserve defied Donald Trump’s demands for lower borrowing costs by keeping US interest rates on hold and suggesting they will remain higher for longer...

Federal Reserve’s first meeting of 2025 is expected to keep interest rates steady, despite pressure from former President Donald Trump to lower them. Trump recently demanded a rate drop, citing falling oil prices,

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Investors should rule out nothing from the Federal Reserve in 2025 if the newly minted Trump administration uncorks fresh tariffs on China and the European Union.

US Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to act independently and keep inflation and employment in check, primarily by raising and lowering short-term interest rates

Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation remains above its 2% target: Its preferred measure is at 2.4%, though core prices — considered a better gauge of where inflation is headed — rose 2.8% in November from a year ago.

"It's still a very strong Trump news cycle. The last thing Powell wants to do is to kind of paint a target on the Fed" by suggesting in any way that interest-rate policy "could interfere with the pursuit of the Trump agenda," said Derek Tang, head of the LHMeyer research team that forecasts Fed policy.

To stay out of the headlines, Powell won't rule out a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting, scheduled for March, and will be careful to stay neutral on Trump's economic policy, Tang said. The Fed won't release an updated economic forecast until its next meeting, in mid-March.