The Federal Reserve has now cut interest rates for the third straight meeting, but the decision was anything but unanimous.

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The Fed could have waited for delayed economic reports on inflation and employment, Goolsbee says Top officials at the Federal Reserve are not in agreement about how to help the economy. Two top ...

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Learn what "Dear Money" means, how high-interest rates make borrowing expensive, and why central banks’ policies affect money supply and economic growth.

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President Trump’s trade policy, inflation and climbing stock prices shaped business and the economy this year.