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CNN 5 Things

Rate cut coming, Trump’s royal welcome, Ben & Jerry's split up & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A long awaited interest rate cut from the federal reserve is set to be announced later today. The British royals are hosting the Trumps at Windsor Castle. We explain why funding for Obamacare credits could be crucial to avoiding a government shutdown next month. The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says lab tests reveal how her husband died. Plus, the scoop on why Ben and Jerry are splitting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi there, from CNN. I'm Charlie Dribal with the five things you need to know for Wednesday,

0:37.4

September 17th.

0:39.4

We start this episode with interest rates, with the Federal Reserve expected to announce its first

0:44.4

cut since December.

0:46.6

Mounting signs of a weak labor market are a key reason why the Fed is likely to lower interest

0:51.2

rates to trigger a cut in borrowing costs when they meet this afternoon.

0:55.7

But there's an elephant in the room. President Donald Trump's aggressive effort to reshape the

1:00.7

Fed's top ranks and piled pressure on the politically independent central bank.

1:05.6

With what to expect from today's pivotal meeting, here's CNN's Matt Egan.

1:10.2

This is shaping up to be one of the strangest Fed meetings in recent memory, both because

1:15.5

of the confusing economic situation and because of the chaotic political backdrop.

1:20.7

And yet investors think a rate cut is a slam dunk.

1:24.1

They're pricing an 896% chance of a quarter point cut today and a 4% chance of a jumbo-sized

1:31.9

interest rate cut of half a percentage point.

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