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Fed Debate Heats Up: Cut Interest Rates to Save Jobs or Hold Firm Against Inflation?

A divided Fed faces tough choices ahead of its December meeting—cut rates to support jobs or hold firm to fight stubborn inflation. 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

Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — One major question will be front and center for Federal Reserve policymakers as they prepare for an annual conference in Jackson, Wyoming next week and a crucial policy meeting in ... Read More

Here’s when to expect shutdown-delayed jobs and inflation reports once the government reopens

The seeming end of the government shutdown means Wall Street could soon get flooded with a raft of crucial reports on the economy that were delayed during the impasse. First up: September employment. Read More

Fed Faces Tough Choice Wednesday: Cut Rates to Support Jobs or Hold Firm on Inflation

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ... Read More

The Fed cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about the job market

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, as policymakers work to shore up the softening job market. It was the Fed's second rate cut in six weeks, ... Read More

Federal Reserve cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring, even as inflation stays elevated. But Fed Chair ... Read More

Fed Lost Access to Private Jobs Data Ahead of Government Shutdown

Federal Reserve officials, who are unable to receive U.S. economic statistics because of the continuing government shutdown, recently lost access to a separate measure of employment data from a ... Read More

The Hidden Weakness In The Jobs Market Could Cause A Major Market Disruption

The U.S. jobs market has been rattled recently by rising unemployment. In early 2024, it stood at around 3.9%, and since then, it has risen fairly steadily to a 4.3% level today. Data by YCharts While ... Read More

The government is belatedly releasing inflation data on Friday. Here's what economists are expecting.

A delayed inflation report on Friday is expected to deliver sobering data about the direction of U.S. prices, with economists forecasting that the Consumer Price Index in September rose at its fastest ... Read More

Inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy ... Read More