Economy News Fed Minutes Show Inflation Risk Still Too High, But Economy To Avoid Recession

What will inflation do in 2026? Experts weigh in

They forecast PCE inflation – which is a slightly different measurement than the well-known Consumer Price Index – to slowly decline to 2.5% by the end of 2026, from 2.8% in the most recent reading. Read More

Fed's Miran: Current inflation not reflective of supply and demand in the economy

Current above-target inflation does not reflect underlying supply and demand dynamics that are generating price increases much closer to the central bank's 2% target, Federal Reserve Governor Stephen ... Read More

The Fed Minutes Show the Split Over a December Rate Cut

Many Federal Reserve officials said it would likely be appropriate to keep interest rates steady for the rest of year, though they expressed concerns over a weakening labor market at their latest ... Read More

‘Inflation remains too high.’ Two Fed dissenters who rejected latest interest-rate cut explain why.

Two top Federal Reserve officials who voted against cutting U.S. interest rates this week said inflation remains too high and the central bank should have waited for more evidence that price increases ... Read More

Cooling Inflation Could Pave The Way For Fed Rate Cuts

The sudden drop of inflation in November could clear the decks for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help boost the faltering job market. But the outlook is complicated by the government ... Read More

FOMC Minutes Show Divided Fed, And Cast Doubt On December Interest Rate Cut

Chances of a Fed rate cut for December fell after minutes from the most recent Fed meeting revealed more members opposed another rate cut that month than were for it. Fed officials are divided about ... Read More

Next Fed Meeting: When It Is In January And What To Expect on Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve's policy committee is scheduled to meet next in late January, after cutting the Fed's key interest rate at each of the last three meetings. 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

December interest rate cut in doubt as Fed minutes show policymakers divided

The minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting last month show that the path for interest rate cuts in December and early next year is far from certain. Policymakers on the Federal Open Market ... Read More