It feels like everybody wants lower interest rates: President Donald Trump, the Treasury secretary, and even members of the Federal Open Market Committee. But with inflation above target (and potentially moving in the wrong direction, thanks to tariffs) and the economy cooling but still solid, analysts say central bankers still have time to wait. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold rates steady for a fifth consecutive meeting. “[Federal Reserve Chair Jerome] Powell’s aim at the press conference will be to sound quite boring and balanced, and that’s partly because we’re going to learn quite a lot in the ... (full story)