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Fed Debate Heats Up: Cut Interest Rates to Save Jobs or Hold Firm Against Inflation?

A divided Fed faces tough choices ahead of its December meeting—cut rates to support jobs or hold firm to fight stubborn inflation. Read More

I Asked ChatGPT What Will Happen To the Economy If the Fed Keeps Cutting Interest Rates: Here’s What It Said

While economic activity will rise, the move does come with some downsides, according to the AI, including exacerbating some of America's current fiscal woes. Read More

The Fed just cut rates: Here’s what it actually means for the economy

Ben Emons, Founder and CIO, FedWatch Advisors, breaks down what the Fed’s latest rate cut signals about the economy. Read More

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Expected to Cut Rates; U.S.-China Talks Eyed

All eyes in the coming week will be on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points, even as the U.S. government shutdown continues. In Europe, ... Read More

Fed’s Daly Says Need to Avoid Mistake of Holding Rates Too Long

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said the US economy is probably suffering a downturn in demand while tariff-related inflation appears to be contained for now, and warned ... Read More

The Federal Reserve Cut Rates, But Mortgage Rates Climbed Instead—Here’s What You Need to Know

A Fed rate cut made headlines last week, but mortgage rates don’t always move in sync. Learn what’s driving them—and what it means for buyers and homeowners. Read More

How can the Fed be cutting interest rates again with inflation running so high?

Consumer-price inflation is at 3%, well above the Federal Reserve's target Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in September. The Federal Reserve is almost universally ... Read More

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 lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) In ordinary times, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and voting members of the ... Read More