Jobs News Inflation And Jobs Data On Tap As Fed S Path Remains In Focus What To Know This Week

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

New jobs data raises fresh questions for the Fed

The latest employment figures complicate what had looked like a straightforward path toward lower interest rates, forcing Federal Reserve officials to weigh solid hiring against signs of cooling ... 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

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 poised to cut rates this week, with more easing likely on tap

Fed expected to cut rates by 0.25 percentage point to prevent labor market slowdown Milder inflation reduces tariff-driven price pressure concerns Fed faces internal split, political pressure on rate ... Read More

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

‘Weaker job growth and lower inflation’: It’s all lining up perfectly for a Fed cut in December

The data fuelling investors’ confidence that the Fed is about to deliver a new round of cheaper money (a move which generally bodes well for stocks) was summed up by Goldman Sachs in a note to clients ... Read More

Fed likely to cut rates again despite 'no risk-free' path for policy, analysts say

As upside inflation pressures fade and job growth weakens, the Federal Reserve appears poised to cut short-term interest rates again on Oct. 29 at the end of its two-day meeting complicated by missing ... Read More

Cooler-than-expected inflation reading keeps Fed on course for a rate cut next week

A fresh reading Friday showing that inflation cooled slightly in September is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course for another quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut next week amid ... Read More

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Inflation, PMI Data in Focus as Shutdown Continues

Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting Oct. 20. Delayed U.S. inflation data are due to be released during the week and will attract ... Read More

Delayed Inflation Report Looms: Will It Shake Fed's Next Move?

After a nine-day delay caused by the ongoing government shutdown, September's Consumer Price Index report will finally land Friday morning, and economists say its impact on the Federal Reserve’s ... Read More

Fed Poised to Cut Rates This Week, With More Easing Likely on Tap

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers are widely expected to reduce U.S. short-term borrowing costs this week by a quarter of a percentage point for the second time this year as they look to prevent ... Read More