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Interest rates: Will the cuts help Americans?

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates to a three-year low, and President Trump promises to make 鈥楢merica affordable again.鈥� Could Americans feel some financial relief?

Could Americans finally get some financial relief? The Fed has cut interest rates to a three-year low, and President Trump promises to make 鈥楢merica affordable again.鈥� We speak to a business owner and a former Federal Reserve economist.

In Venezuela, a seized tanker is sending global oil prices soaring.

Why is silver hitting record highs?

And in Italy, the nations food has been granted the world鈥檚 first-ever heritage status.

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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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  • Wed 10 Dec 2025 22:32GMT

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