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September Jobs Report Injects More Uncertainty Into Fed’s December Decision

Policymakers at the central bank are at odds over the need to cut interest rates for a third straight meeting, as inflation picks up again and the labor market slows down. Read More

Top Fed Official Boosts Odds of a December Rate Cut

John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs ‘in the near term.’ ... Read More

Federal Reserve officials remain cautious on future rate cuts

Federal Reserve officials remain cautious about future interest rate cuts, with an account from the central bank's meeting in September underscoring the division among central bank officials over the ... Read More

With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “There is no risk-free path for policy as we ... 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

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

The Federal Reserve's policy committee is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point at the conclusion of its two-day meeting Wednesday. Fed officials are cutting rates to ... Read More

The Fed still hasn’t defeated high inflation. Has it failed?

The Federal Reserve stepped in last month to safeguard America’s labor market, cutting rates by a quarter point to shore up a slowdown in hiring. But it has another equally important problem still to ... 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

Fed last month saw rising risks to job market, but remained wary on inflation

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials agreed at their recent policy meeting that risks to the U.S. job market had increased enough to warrant an interest rate cut, but remained wary ... Read More

Fed president warns inflation is 'going the wrong way' as tariff concerns mount

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned about rising inflation and said it isn't clear whether tariff-induced price hikes will be a one-off or could pose a more ... Read More