Fed Rate Cut to Mark Pivot Toward Job Market: Decision-Day Guide

Federal Reserve officials are expected to backstop a faltering US labor market by lowering interest rates Wednesday, marking a shift after worries about tariff-induced inflation kept them on hold all ... Read More

Fed Under Pressure to Cut Rates after Jobs Data Revision-5 Key Takeaways

The Labor Department on Tuesday issued a stunning downward revision of 911,000 fewer jobs added for the 12 months through March 2025. Read More

Weak Jobs Report All But Locks In Fed Rate Cut; All Eyes On Inflation Data

A surprisingly weak August jobs report locked in expectations for a Fed rate cut next week, shifting all market focus to this Thursday's key inflation report. Read more here. 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

Fed minutes show tariff inflation fears outweighed jobs market in July rate decision

The minutes of the Federal Reserve's July meeting released on Wednesday showed that policymakers were more concerned about the risk of inflation from the impact of tariffs than the labor market as ... Read More

Inflation Data, Oracle Earnings, Jobs Revisions: What to Watch This Week

Friday’s jobs report makes a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut all but certain this month, but there are a few more data points that could help determine the pace of cuts. Here's what to watch this we ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee is concerned about inflation, not jobs, hinting at high bar for rate cut

A Federal Reserve official on Aug. 13 said he’s more concerned about last month’s rise in underlying inflation than an unusually weak jobs report, hinting he may not be inclined to support an interest ... Read More

Hot wholesale prices data puts wrinkle in Fed's rate-cut roadmap

Wholesale prices jump could show impact of tariffs Fed policymakers lean against half-percentage-point rate cut More jobs, inflation data to come before Fed's September 16-17 meeting Fed Chair Powell ... Read More