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Fed Meeting Today: Fed Faces Tough Choices as Powell Acknowledges Policy Divisions

Taylor Tompkins has worked for more than a decade as a journalist covering business, finance, and the economy. She has logged thousands of hours interviewing experts, analyzing data, and writing ... Read More

Fed faces murky path as tariffs start to bite

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is heading into next week’s policy meeting with no reliable data left to guide him. September’s inflation report was the last clear signal he got before the ... Read More

Inflation, politics and data blackout collide around Fed’s rate cut decision

The Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates again this week, but the environment surrounding that decision is unusually fraught for the central bank. A month-long government shutdown has ... Read More

Next Fed Meeting: When It Is In December And What To Expect

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ... Read More

Federal Reserve faces dilemma amid expected rate cut decision

The Federal Reserve is set to announce its next interest rate decision on Wednesday and the monetary policy meeting comes as the economy is facing a weakening labor market as well as elevated ... Read More