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No Jobs Data, No Fed Meeting? The Central Bank's December Interest Rate Decision Just Got Harder

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve is set to hold a policy meeting Dec. 9 and 10, before several important economic reports are due to be published.Experts are speculating whether the Fed will choose ... Read More

Fed's Barkin: Risks to both inflation, jobs, may be limited

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said Friday he sees limited risks of a big rise in either unemployment or inflation, letting the Fed balance its two ... Read More

Fed faces another tough rate decison with inflation and job data delay

October jobs and inflation reports are canceled and November data are delayed until after the Fed's Dec. 9-10 meeting. What this may mean for rates. Read More

Fed's Powell strikes middle path on inflation, jobs, as others take sides

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the central bank needed to continue balancing the competing risks of high inflation and a weakening job market ... 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

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

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

Federal Reserve officials shared opposing viewpoints as to whether the Fed should cut its benchmark interest rate in December. Raphael Bostic argued inflation is a greater threat than unemployment, ... 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 must choose between jobs and inflation - leaving bond investors guessing

Inflation is stubbornly high, tariffs might not be temporary and wage pressures are rising At October's FOMC meeting this week, the Federal Reserve is expected to continue lowering interest rates amid ... 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

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