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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 may cut interest rates next week. Here's what happened to mortgage rates the last two times it did that.

With another Fed rate cut looming, it helps to know the recent history behind rate cuts and mortgage rate reactions. 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

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

If the Fed holds interest rates steady as a means of protecting against tariff-induced inflation, it risks a deeper slowdown of the labor market. On the other hand, if the Fed lowers rates to ... Read More

Jumped the gun, says Morgan Stanley; reverses Dec Fed rate call to 25bps cut

Morgan Stanley said on Friday it now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver a quarter-percentage point rate cut in December, joining peers J.P.Morgan and BofA Global Research, following dovish ... 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

Traders Race to Price In Dovish Fed Policy Shift Under New Chair

Traders in US futures markets are gaming out a wide range of policy paths as they weigh the prospect of a Donald Trump–backed Federal Reserve chair and a raft of delayed data that could reshape the ... 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

Kevin Hassett As Fed Chair: Bond Vigilantes Are Warning Us

Discover how Kevin Hassett's Fed Chair prospects may impact rate cuts, inflation risks, and market trends. Click for how this may impact your portfolio. Read More

US Treasury's Bessent Says Fed's Language Shows They Are 'Stuck in the Past'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday applauded the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, but said comments casting doubt on ... Read More

Big Changes Coming to the Fed—And Interest Rates—Next Year If This Frontrunner Gets Powell’s Job

The reported frontrunner to take over as Federal Reserve chair in May has a recent track record of advocating for the central bank lowering interest rates. Read More