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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered

(28 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ POOL Washington - 28 January 2026 1. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell walking in for briefing 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman: “Good afternoon. My colleagues and I remain squarely focused on achieving our dual mandate goals of maximum employment and stable prices for the benefit of the American people. The U.S. economy expanded at a solid pace last year and is coming into 2026 on a firm footing. While job gains have remained low, the unemployment rate has shown some signs of and inflation remains somewhat elevated. In support of our goals, today the Federal Open Market Committee decided to leave our policy rate unchanged. Having lowered our policy by 75 basis points over the course of our previous three meetings, we see the current stance of monetary policy as appropriate to promote progress toward both our maximum employment and 2 percent inflation goals.” 3. Cutaway pan to reporters 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman: “At today's meeting, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75%. Since last September, we have lowered our policy rate 75 basis points, or 3.25% point, bringing it within a range of plausible estimates of neutral. This normalization of our policy stance should help stabilize the labor market. While allowing inflation to resume its downward trend toward 2% once the effects of tariff increases have passed through.” 5. Cutaway of reporter UPSOUND: “I wanted to ask that, you know, you attended the Supreme Court hearing last week on the Lisa Cook case and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized that as political. Can you say why you attended and what you would say in response to the Secretary's criticism?” 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman: “So let me start with I don't respond to comments by other officials, whoever they may be. It's just not appropriate to do that. I will tell you why I attended. I would say that that case is perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed's 113-year history. And as I thought about it, I thought it might be hard to explain why I didn't attend. In addition, Paul Volcker went to a Supreme Court case famously in, I guess 1985 or so.” ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference that the economy's outlook “has clearly improved since the last meeting” in December, a development that should boost hiring over time. The central bank in a statement said there were signs the job market is stabilizing. Two officials dissented from the decision, with Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller preferring another quarter-point reduction. President Donald Trump appointed Miran in September, and he had dissented at the three previous meetings in favor of a half-point cut. Waller is under consideration by the White House to replace Powell, whose term ends in May. And last week, the Supreme Court took up Trump's attempt from last year to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, which she denies. No president has fired a governor in the Fed’s 112-year history. The justices at an oral argument appeared to be leaning toward allowing her to stay in her job until the case is resolved. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...