Jobs News The Fed Could Pause Rate Cuts At Its Meeting Next Week If The October Jobs Report Is Hot, Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel Says

A Fed rate cut next month seemed doubtful. Here’s why it’s now likely to happen.

Despite dramatic differences among Fed officials, opinions are coalescing behind a third interest-rate cut in succession. Read More

'Stale' September jobs data is mixed news for a divided Fed

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in September, but a rise in the unemployment rate and downward revisions to prior months still presented an ambiguous picture for Federal Reserve ... Read More

Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December

A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, ... Read More

Fed's Mixed Signals From Minutes Raise Doubts About Rate Cuts

With economic data still trickling in and Fed sentiment split, December’s rate decision remains a moving target. Read more here. Read More

The Fed is expected to cut rates this week — even while the government is shut down

The government shutdown means jobs data hasn't been released, while inflation came out late. Rate cuts could ease mortgage and credit card borrowing costs for consumers. The Fed is set to make its ... Read More

Fed’s Logan Repeats Call for Moving Slowly on Further Rate Cuts

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said it would likely be appropriate to hold interest rates steady at the central bank’s December meeting to ensure policymakers don’t ease too ... Read More

Fed likely to cut rates as job market shows signs of weakness

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring. A cut ... Read More

Fed's December rate cut looks increasingly like a toss-up

Citing worries about inflation and signs of relative stability in the labor market after two U.S. interest rate cuts this year, a growing number of Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling reticence ... Read More

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

The Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 announced a quarter percentage point rate cut, marking its second consecutive rate reduction. The move brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate down to a range of 3.75% ... Read More

Fed Cuts Rates; Powell Says Future Cuts ‘Far From’ Certain

The Fed lowered rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% at its October meeting. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ... Read More

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

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, but Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the central bank might pause before further lowering borrowing costs. Read More