Interest rates: Will the cuts help Americans?

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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. 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’s first-ever heritage status. You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. (Photo: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference at the Federal Reserve, Washington, DC USA, 10 December 2025. Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA/Shutterstock (16075439n))