The Federal Open Market Committee meets again on July 29-30 & the consensus expectation is that Committee will once again hold target Fed funds rate at current range of 4-4.25%.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell defends the central bank's $2.5 billion renovation project against Trump administration criticism

President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates.

"I certainly think there are lessons to be learned there that the administration should be aware of," said Morningstar Wealth's Dominic Pappalardo.

One Fed paper found LLMs have a surprisingly good understanding of the economic topics discussed in the Fed’s minutes, while another looked at using machine learning to forecast financial crises, Cook said.

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller, an advocate for an immediate interest rate cut, said on Friday he would accept the job as head of the U.S. central bank if asked by President Donald Trump,

Warren added the next Fed chair will face a tough task proving they’re committed to central bank autonomy, as concerns grow that Trump may nominate someone more loyal to him than to economic principles.

Low rates can also inflate financial markets. Investors, unable to generate strong returns in safe assets, such as short-term Treasury notes, will move into progressively higher-risk assets, where returns are higher, but so is the danger of steep losses.