Economy News A Strong Economy Isn T A Risk To The Fed S Rate Cut Plans Morning Brief

A Fed rate cut next month seemed doubtful. Here’s why it’s now likely to happen.

Despite dramatic differences among Fed officials, opinions are coalescing behind a third interest-rate cut in succession. Read More

Fed’s Williams Sees Room for ‘Near-Term’ Rate Cut

Market expectations of a December rate reduction jumped after a top ally of the Fed chair countered recent opposition to a cut. Read More

Fed's Collins leans against December rate cut in CNBC interview

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said on Friday that monetary policy is in the right place amid a resilient economy, in comments that suggest she remains skeptical of the need to ... Read More

Federal reserve officials sharply split over rate cut amid economic uncertainty

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 whether stubborn infla ... Read More

Fed’s December Cut Debate Heats Up, Now With More Data

Traders are watching Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues' debate as rate-cut odds shift in real time. Federal Reserve officials are sharply divided over whether to cut interest ... Read More

Economy growing at ‘moderate pace,’ Fed says, but weaker labor market justifies rate cut

The Fed on Wednesday said the economy "has been expanding at a moderate pace," but it also contended that the risks of rising unemployment and "uncertainty about the economic outlook" necessitated a ... Read More

Uncertainty Grows as Fed Officials Diverge on Rate Cuts

Mixed signals from Fed officials show deep divisions on another rate cut in December as inflation lingers and key data remains missing. Read More

December rate cut odds swing back up sharply after NY Fed's Williams sees room for easing

Odds of another Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December surged on Friday after New York Fed President John Williams said there is "room" for more monetary policy easing. The move was an example ... Read More

Charting the Global Economy: Fed Reins In Rate-Cut Expectations

The Bank of Canada cut interest rates as it sees damage from US tariffs persisting, but signaled borrowing costs are at the right place as long as the economy grows roughly in line with its forecasts. Read More

Fed president explains vote against interest rate cut

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in 2025 last week, though one member of the central bank's monetary policy committee voted against cutting rates, citing concerns over ... Read More