The Fed is expected to cut rates: here’s how it might impact jobs

“The Fed now has four months of evidence of a slowdown in labor demand that appears more persistent in nature . . . In short, ignore where inflation is today and ease policy to support the labor ... Read More

Fed cuts rates as plunging job gains trigger alarm for economy

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time this year as the central bank attempts to ease pressure on the weakening U.S. job market. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — ... Read More

Fed cuts rates as job gains plunge

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter{beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed cuts rates as threats to job market rise The ... Read More

This Fed move can help job seekers even more than the latest interest-rate cut

The Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate cut of the year isn’t a victory lap over vanquished inflation. It’s a spoonful of medicine for a job market with the chills. “Job gains have slowed, and the ... 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 minutes: Most officials worried about inflation moving higher

WASHINGTON — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses, leading the central bank to keep its key rate ... Read More

Fed Divided in July on Inflation, Tariffs and Jobs

Federal Reserve officials held a wide-ranging discussion about the state of the economy and, particularly, the effects of President Donald Trump’s import tariffs on inflation at their meeting in July, ... Read More

Inflation or jobs: Fed officials divided over competing concerns

Fed to decide in September between cutting rates or holding steady. Weak job gains boost odds of a rate cut to 93%, per futures data. Inflation remains near 3%, complicating Fed’s decision. Powell’s ... Read More

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

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