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The Fed is divided over cutting interest rates. Here's why that matters

Here’s what to know about why the Fed is divided over its rate decision and what the policy could mean for you. Why is the Fed divided over a possible interest rate cut? Inflati ... Read More

Fed vice chair backs slow rate cuts given trade-offs

On November 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve's vice chair used two public appearances to stress that tradeoffs in the current economy reinforce the need to "proceed slowly" on interest-rate cuts, ... Read More

Fed Vice Chair Says Economic Trade-Offs Justify Lowering Rates Slowly

Philip Jefferson offered a case study in the central bank’s predicament Monday, acknowledging the risk of stubborn inflation and weaker employment conditions—dueling threats that call for opposing ... Read More

The Fed is so divided that the next vote on rates could result in an unprecedented tie, analysts say. ‘Then things would get really messy’

The typically consensus-driven Federal Reserve is looking more and more divided lately, so much so that next month’s rate-setting meeting could produce a deadlock, according to Capital Economics. ... Read More

Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

The government's latest jobs data could affect whether Federal Reserve officials continue their push to ease borrowing costs. Read More

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

Williams' comments boost odds of a Fed cut, though policy hawks remain adamant

Comments from a top U.S. Federal Reserve official on Friday that interest rates can fall "in the near term" boosted the likelihood of a rate cut at the Fed's December 9-10 meeting, even as other ... 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

Bessent says US housing market in 'recession' due to Federal Reserve interest rate policies

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. housing market is one subset of the economy that may be in recession because of high interest rates as he continues to call for the Fed to cut rates. Read More