Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, Border Agents Placed on Leave, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Amy Morris. The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts, voting 10 to 2 to hold those rates steady. Bloomberg's Michael McKee tells us the Fed statement also left the door open for more rate cuts.
What decision did the Federal Reserve make regarding interest rates?
The statement keeps the line about considering the extent and timing of additional adjustments to the target range, suggesting more rate cuts are possible. There's no hint, however, of what would lead them to do that or when.
Bloomberg's Mike McKee says the statement was relatively short and more positive compared to recent statements. Fed Chair Jay Powell explained why they took out language on downside risks to rising employment.
It used to say that judges that downside risks to employment rose in recent months. And so we thought that was no longer an accurate description of the data. In addition, the outlook for economic activity has improved, clearly improved since the last meeting.
Powell says if they do see an impact from tariffs, they can loosen Fed policy. The decision drew modest reaction on Wall Street, with stocks and bonds edging lower. We check markets for you all day long here at Bloomberg. The S&P 500 little changed on the upside. NASDAQ up 0.2%, the Dow up about 0.25%. The 10-year Treasury yield at 4.23%, the 2-year yield at 3.59%. But the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is about 0.5% higher. A day after President Trump's comments about the dollar sent it tumbling, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant touted the longstanding strong dollar policy in the U.S. And that helped the greenback bounce back.
If we have sound policies, the money will flow in. And we are bringing down our trade deficits. So automatically, that should lead to more dollar strength over time.
The yen sank against the dollar after Secretary Besant told CNBC the U.S. is absolutely not intervening in the market for Japan's currency. Two U.S. Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Preti have been placed on administrative leave as scrutiny intensifies over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota. Customs and Border Patrol officials say the move is standard protocol after an officer-involved shooting. The development comes as the White House has escalated its warnings to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry over his refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Trump posted on social media that the statement is a serious violation of the law and that Fry is, quote, FBI agents have executed a search warrant at the Fulton County Elections Office near Atlanta.
That search comes as the FBI is pursuing the political grievances of President Trump, including investigating multiple perceived adversaries. Trump has long insisted that the 2020 election was stolen, even though judges across the country and his own attorney general say there's no evidence of that. President Trump has a warning for Iran to make a nuclear deal with the U.S. or face military strikes. Trump says the U.S. fleet, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, is, quote, ready, willing and able to rapidly fulfill its mission with speed and violence if necessary. Iran says it stands ready for dialogue based on mutual respect and interests, but warned that if pushed, it will defend itself.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is prepared to use force to ensure Venezuela's acting president, Delce Rodriguez, cooperates with the U.S. Rubio says Rodriguez has committed to opening Venezuela's energy sector to U.S. companies and providing preferential access to oil production. Rubio testified before the Senate Committee on the Trump administration's military actions in Venezuela.
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Democrats have criticized the Trump administration's actions.
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