Economy News Fed Rate Hikes Don T Just Fight Inflation They Hurt Economy Over Long Term, Study Says

The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight time

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ... Read More

Fed cuts interest rates for third straight time amid uncertainty over labor market, inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third interest rate cut of the year as policymakers moved forward with the cut to support the labor market despite elevated inflation. Fed policymakers ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee says rates ‘could come down’ if economy stays on ‘golden path’

The Fed's Austan Goolsbee signaled more rate cuts are possible if inflation trends continue improving, calling November's CPI data encouraging for policymakers. 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

Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy's health and ... Read More

Stronger Economy Halts Fed’s December Rate Cut

Job growth and recent inflation data show the U.S. economy is stronger than expected, hiring remains healthy and inflation has ticked up. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s resistance to sharply ... Read More

Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ... 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

Trump defies odds, achieves economic triple play with rate cuts, tariffs and cooling inflation

Trump is defying the dire warnings of economists and the left—who insisted that rate cuts plus tariffs would make cooling inflation impossible—by delivering exactly that trifecta right now. Read More

Even If Fed Cuts Rates Again, US Economy May Not Get Much of a Boost

Federal Reserve officials are poised to cut interest rates again next week, but any benefit to the economy is likely to take much longer to show up than normal and may be blunted by factors that ... Read More

Fed Vice Chair Says Economic Trade-Offs Justify Gradual Rate Cuts

Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Monday that the evolving balance of risks-of stubborn inflation and weaker employment conditions-underscores the need to lower interest-rate slowly. Jefferson's ... Read More

Fed Officials Split Over Risks to US Economy Going Into 2026

Federal Reserve officials — including two who will become voters in 2026 — offered strongly opposing views Friday on what to do with interest rates, continuing a debate that will grip the US central ... Read More