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The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.

The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation. Read More

Fed's Powell says economy on firmer footing, QT end in view

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy overall "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," ... Read More

Fed Chair Powell says hiring slowdown poses economic risks, hinting at more interest rate cuts

Jerome Powell said the labor market's outlook hasn't changed much since the central bank's September meeting, when it penciled in two more rate cuts this year. Read More

Fed's Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak

Powell says Fed taking meeting-by-meeting approach to interest rate cuts Fed chief says elevated inflation partly due to impact of tariffs Hiring and layoffs remained low through September, he says ... Read More

Recession fears mount as Fed says more rate cuts could follow hiring slowdown

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 more this year. Read More

Why The U.S. Economy Is Growing

Discover how ample liquidity and careful Fed policies are driving U.S. economic growth despite recession fears. 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 said the risks of rising unemployment and "uncertainty about the economic outlook" necessitated a reduction ... 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

Economists expect faster growth, but weaker job gains, through 2025

The U.S. economy could be on the upswing even if tariffs and stubborn inflation continue to weigh on growth, according to a new analysis. The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) said ... Read More

Fed's Powell Says Economy May Be on Firmer Footing, but Job Market Weak

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," ... Read More