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Fed president explains vote against interest rate cut

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25-basis-points in October, though two policymakers dissented from the move, with one saying that he remains concerned about inflation. Read More

Inflation fight divides Fed as prices stay painfully high

The Fed’s decision was aimed at jump-starting a slowing economy clouded by stubborn sticky inflation and political tension. The Fed’s quarter-point cut to a 3.75%–4.00% benchmark rate makes borrowing ... Read More

Jobs Report Shocks Market: Is the Fed About to Hike Rates Again?

The latest US jobs report for October 2025 shows unexpected strength. Discover what this means for Federal Reserve policy, your loans, and the economy. Read More

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 Issues Second Rate Cut as Political Gridlock, Tariffs Impact Economy

Policymakers voted 10-2 in favor of lowering the bank’s key lending rate to between 3.75% and 4%, the Fed said in a statement. Opposed to the action were Fed Gov. Stephen Miran, who backed a bigger ... Read More

US Fed Rate Cut Highlights: Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Policymakers voted 10-2 in favor of lowering the bank's key lending rate to between 3.75 percent and 4.00 percent, the Fed said in a statement ... Read More

'No hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply

The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade ... Read More

Trump Aides Raise Recession Fears, and Point Fingers at the Fed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some sectors were in a recession as he argued for more interest rate cuts. Read More

Fed to End Quantitative Tightening in December: Could This Be Bitcoin’s ‘2025 Liftoff’ Moment?

The Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75%–4.00% and announced it will end quantitative tightening. A softening labor market, ... Read More

Consumer sentiment slumps to 3-year low on shutdown, economy fears

The decline in consumer sentiment this month spanned all population categories, including age, income and political affiliation, the University of Michigan found in a survey. Read More

Fed Saw ‘Risks’ to the Labor Market in September, Prompting Rate Cuts

Federal Reserve officials agreed that a weakening labor market and upside risks to inflation warranted a shift to lower interest rates, minutes of the mid-September meeting of the central bank ... Read More