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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

The economy muddled along during the shutdown, the Fed found. Is another rate cut on tap?

Just two weeks before a pivotal meeting, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy has been just muddling along as of late. Read More

Fed governor says current economy is 'calling for large interest rate cuts' to help job market

Fed governor Stephen Miran calls for large interest rate cuts, warning that current policy is "holding the economy back" and pushing unemployment higher. Read More

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

Legendary Investor Forecasts Another Fed Rate Cut In December Amid Economic Instability

In the midst of the current economic turbulence, Bill Gross, a seasoned bond manager on Wall Street, has made a bold prediction about the Federal Reserve's upcoming actions. Read More

Fed’s Daly Backs December Rate Cut, Citing Vulnerable Labor Market

The views of the San Francisco Fed president are significant because she has rarely deviated publicly from the position of Chair Jerome Powell. Read More

A December Fed Cut Is in Play Again—But What Would It Really Mean for Mortgage Rates?

Markets are predicting a Fed rate cut in December, but its impact on mortgage rates is far from certain. Here’s what house hunters should know right now. 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 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

Fed Issues Second Rate Cut as Political Gridlock, Tariffs Impact Economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its second straight quarter-point interest rate cut to hedge against growing labor market risks, in a meeting that highlighted growing divisions among ... 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

The Fed has a strong case for an October rate cut - but investors should brace for anything

What the Fed says this week will matter more than ever. What is a central bank to do when it is flying blind? The U.S. stock market is being powered by the same tech-heavy optimism that has driven ... Read More