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Fed official sends strong signal on December interest-rate cut

The CME FedWatch Tool slumped almost 21% on Schmid’s Nov. 14 comments to a 43.6% chance of a December interest-rate cut. Read More

Stock Markets Are Spooked by Fed Rate-Cut Doubts. It’s Too Early to Panic.

Investors shed risk amid data vacuum, Appaloosa’s Tepper kicks off fund stake disclosures, Disney stumbles, and more news to start your day. Read More

Fed Vice Chair Says Economic Trade-Offs Justify Lowering Rates Slowly

Philip Jefferson offered a case study in the central bank’s predicament Monday, acknowledging the risk of stubborn inflation and weaker employment conditions—dueling threats that call for opposing ... Read More

Fed needs to move slowly with further rate cuts, Jefferson says

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Monday the U.S. central bank needs to "proceed slowly" with any further interest rate cuts as it eases policy towards a level that would likely stop ... 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

Fed's December rate cut looks increasingly like a toss-up

Citing worries about inflation and signs of relative stability in the labor market after two U.S. interest rate cuts this year, a growing number of Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling reticence ... 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

Federal Reserve faces dilemma amid expected rate cut decision

The Federal Reserve is set to announce its next interest rate decision on Wednesday and the monetary policy meeting comes as the economy is facing a weakening labor market as well as elevated ... Read More

Fed Is Likely to Cut Rates Again as ‘Insurance’ Against a Weakening Economy

With the job market cooling and inflation still about a percentage point above the central bank’s 2% target, Fed officials have sought to balance both sides of their dual mandate by moving cautiously ... Read More

Fed likely to cut rates again despite 'no risk-free' path for policy, analysts say

As upside inflation pressures fade and job growth weakens, the Federal Reserve appears poised to cut short-term interest rates again on Oct. 29 at the end of its two-day meeting complicated by missing ... 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

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