Economy News Fed S Bostic Economy Returning To Normal Faster Than Expected So Policy Should As Well

Fed's Waller calls for December rate cut, as hawks press for policy pause

A clutch of Federal Reserve bank presidents on Friday aired their discomfort with the U.S. central bank's decision to cut interest rates this week, even as influential Fed Governor Christopher Waller ... Read More

Government shutdown blocks key GDP data release – what do the Fed's models say about economic growth?

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the official third-quarter GDP report release, although real-time estimates from a pair of Federal Reserve banks suggest the economy grew. Read More

Fed officials split: Bostic backed rate cut, Hammack preferred no change

Even with those cuts, monetary policy is still in restrictive territory, Bostic contended in a fireside chat at the Dallas Fed. Read More

Fed cuts interest rate by a quarter point as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Wednesday’s decision brings the Fed’s key rate down to about 3.9%, from about 4.1%. The central bank had cranked its rate to roughly 5.3% in 2023 and 2024 to combat the biggest inflation spike in four ... Read More

A Hawkish Fed Official Is Rethinking His Stance on Rate Cuts

Raphael Bostic has spent most of 2025 as one of the Federal Reserve’s most steadfast inflation hawks. The Atlanta Fed president projected just one interest rate cut for the year when most of his ... Read More