#FOMCMeeting May Fed meeting preview: Trump wants lower interest rates, but for now, his tariffs are keeping the Fed on hold
When the Federal Reserve decides what to do with interest rates to manage the economy, the data usually speaks for itself. Policymakers, for instance, knew they needed to rush to cut interest rates in 2020 as the gears of commerce came to a screeching halt at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Two years later, when inflation surged to a 40-year high and jobs were plentiful, the central bank hiked borrowing costs to cool off the economy and bring prices back in check.