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Amid Limited Jobs Data, Fed Takes Cautious Stance on Rate Cuts

Taking a question following the Fed’s expected move to lower interest rates by a quarter point, Powell told reporters a December cut is “not a foregone conclusion – far from it.” That sent a shiver ... Read More

Fed reduces interest rate by a quarter point, Powell says December cut not guaranteed

Interest rates should continue their downward journey, as forecasters expect another rate cut from the Fed on Oct. 29. Are more cuts coming? Read More

The Fed announces its second rate cut of the year

The Fed announced a quarter-percent cut Wednesday, even as the government shutdown disrupts major data releases like the jobs and inflation. Read More

Federal Reserve cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. Read More

Fed Cuts Rates to Lowest Level Since 2022 but Casts Doubt on December Move

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, but the probability of a reduction at its next meeting fell after Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said ... 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, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation. Read More

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points amid weaker labor market

The Fed on Wednesday announced its second interest-rate cut of 2025, reducing borrowing costs in a move to spur U.S. hiring. Read More

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

Analysts expect the Fed to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing a cooling labor market as a larger concern than inflation. Read More

What the latest Fed rate cut means for your money — even if the next one is not certain

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key interest-rate target by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that another move in 2025 is not guaranteed. Read More

Fed Cuts Rates as Officials Worry About Labor Market

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year. Investors lowered the probability of a cut at the Fed’s December meeting after Jerome Powell, the central ... Read More

US Fed Rate Cut Highlights: Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Policymakers voted 10-2 in favor of lowering the bank's key lending rate to between 3.75 percent and 4.00 percent, the Fed said in a statement ... Read More

Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again to Protect Jobs as Economic Risks Grow

The Federal Reserve has once again cut its benchmark interest rate, aiming to revive the stagnant job market and prevent a surge in unemployment by lowering borrowing costs. Read More