Economy News The Fed Could Cut Rates 5 Times In 2025 With The Us Economy Bound To Slow, Chief Economist Says

Divided US Fed backs second quarter-point rate cut of 2025

Shutdown weighing on economy ... rates," he continued, adding that the Fed could find itself walking the cut back in the near future due to high inflation. "We expect the Fed to slow the pace of cuts ... Read More

Fed still poised to cut rates, but worries mount over US data vacuum

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will go into a policy meeting next week with its view of the economy obscured by a U.S. government shutdown that has suspended the release of key ... Read More

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

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its policy meeting on Wednesday, to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%. That would follow a quarter-point cut in ... Read More

After Another Fed Cut, Can Mortgage Rates Move Lower?

Mortgage rates are already at their lowest levels in over a year, so it remains to be seen whether the Federal Reserve's October rate cut will drive rates lower – or if the rate cut was already priced ... Read More

Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, a Top Official Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation. 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

The shutdown is complicating the Fed’s ability to help the economy

The Federal Reserve was already facing one of its most difficult battles, steering a shifting economy through a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation. The government shutdown just made that ... Read More

Fed poised to cut rates, but worries mount over data vacuum

WASHINGTON >> The Federal Reserve will go into a policy meeting next week with its view of the economy obscured by a U.S. government shutdown that has suspended the release of key data, a ... Read More