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Interest rates: Will the cuts help Americans?

Interest rates: Will the cuts help Americans?

Update: 2025-12-10
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Could Americans finally get some financial relief? The Fed has cut interest rates to a three-year low, and President Trump promises to make ‘America affordable again.’ We speak to a business owner and a former Federal Reserve economist.



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(Photo: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference at the Federal Reserve, Washington, DC USA, 10 December 2025.

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Interest rates: Will the cuts help Americans?

Interest rates: Will the cuts help Americans?

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