Economy News Fed Minutes Show Officials See Inflation Slowing, Economy Cooling

Fed meeting minutes reveal deep splits on December rate cut decision

At their December 9-10 meeting, Fed officials agreed to cut their key interest rate by a quarter point for the third time this year, to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Read More

Most Fed officials see more rate cuts ahead as long as inflation cools, minutes reveal

Most Fed officials believe additional interest rate cuts are appropriate as long as inflation continues to cool, according to minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting of Dec. 9 and 10. Policymakers ... Read More

Fed Minutes Reveal Split on Interest Rates Headed Into 2026

The divergence of opinion on the future of monetary policy is likely to only grow in 2026 as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell reaches the end of his leadership in May. Powell could decide to stay on as a ... Read More

Fed officials showed deep divisions at December meeting, minutes show

Even some of those who supported the rate cut acknowledged "the decision was finely balanced or that they could have supported keeping the target range unchanged," according to the minutes. Read More

Fed officials signal more cuts could come in 2026: Minutes

The minutes from the Dec. 9-10 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee cover the bank’s decision to cut rates for the third time this year. Read More

What Will Prompt the Fed to Cut Interest Rates Again? FOMC Minutes Offer Key Insights.

Federal Reserve policy committee members need to see inflation fall further before they move to cut interest rates again, minutes from their December meeting showed. Read More

Fed cuts interest rates for third straight time amid uncertainty over labor market, inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third interest rate cut of the year as policymakers moved forward with the cut to support the labor market despite elevated inflation. Fed policymakers ... Read More

The economic outlook dividing the Fed: stubborn inflation + anemic hiring

Today, the Federal Reserve remains sharply divided over the outlook for jobs and inflation. Plus: the mill fire that created a folk hero. Federal Reserve officials gather about every six weeks to ... Read More

An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the Fed

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. US companies have sharply slowed their hiring this year, ... Read More

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

• A flurry of economic data released Tuesday after a blackout during the government shutdown paints a confusing picture of the US economy. • September wholesale inflation rose by 0.3%, keeping the ... Read More