Economy News ‘the Economy Is Still Too Hot For The Fed’ Chance Of June Rate Hike Rises Further Above 50 After Inflation Data

Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed's Powell says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice ... Read More

Fed official warns inflation is still too high for more rate cuts

Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid has been saying since the summer that inflation is too high. You’re probably one of the millions of Americans who agrees with him. And while some Federal ... Read More

The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.

The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation. Read More

Fed's Waller calls for December rate cut, as hawks press for policy pause

A clutch of Federal Reserve bank presidents on Friday aired their discomfort with the U.S. central bank's decision to cut interest rates this week, even as influential Fed Governor Christopher Waller ... Read More

Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed's Powell says

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in ... Read More

Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed’s Powell says

WASHINGTON — A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more ... Read More

Slowdown in US hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed's Powell says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says that a sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the ... Read More

Hiring slowdown suggests economy still needs rate cuts, Fed’s Powell says

A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year. Read More