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Fed’s Hammack Is Inflation-Wary and Prefers Holding Rates Steady Into the Spring

The Cleveland Fed president, who will vote on rates in 2026, takes November’s cooler inflation reading ‘with a grain of salt’ ... Read More

Inflation Unexpectedly Slowed to 2.7% in November

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions caused by the government shutdown. Read More

5 takeaways from the surprising November inflation decline

The highly anticipated November inflation report showed prices appearing to grow at a far slower rate, surprising analysts and markets after a year of stubbornly rising costs. The consumer price ... Read More

The Economy Avoided a Recession in 2025, but Many Americans Are Reeling

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting. Read More

New Fed projections to reset economic outlook after volatile year

Federal Reserve officials will issue new economic projections, after a year that saw a hoped-for "soft landing" from inflation morph into renewed price pressures due to rising tariffs and the supply ... Read More

Fed governor says current economy is 'calling for large interest rate cuts' to help job market

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. economy is "calling for large interest rate cuts" and warned that current monetary policy is "holding the economy back" by keeping borrowing costs ... Read More

An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the Fed

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. US companies have sharply slowed their hiring this year, ... Read More

Jobs Report Shocks Market: Is the Fed About to Hike Rates Again?

The U.S. economy added a surprisingly robust number of jobs in October, challenging market expectations and placing the Federal Reserve in a complex position ahead of its final meetings of the year. Read More

4 reasons the economy's worst-case scenario could be looming in 2026

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I Asked ChatGPT What Happens if the Fed Keeps Cutting Rates - Here's the Outlook

Let me tell you something interesting. I sat down with one of the most powerful AI tools available today and asked it a simple question: What really happens if the Federal Reserve just keeps cutting ... Read More