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Fed meeting today: Divided Fed cuts interest rates by quarter point as Powell says it's good place to wait and see how economy evolves

Follow MarketWatch's live coverage of the last Federal Reserve interest-rate meeting of 2025, and what 2026 could have in store for monetary policy and new leadership at the U.S. central bank. Read More

A divided Fed cuts interest rates again, as concerns about the job market outweigh fears of tariff-fueled inflation

The cut of a quarter-point will likely make it cheaper for average Americans to secure mortgages, pay credit card debt or finance cars. Read More

The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight time

The Fed said Wednesday afternoon it is trimming its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point, its third such reduction this year. Follow along as Chair Jerome Powell discusses the move. Read More

Fed meeting live updates: Fed lowers interest rates by quarter-point.

The Federal Reserve will soon unveil its December rate decision. Analysts expect multiple dissents alongside another quarter-point rate cut. Read More

Trump administration live updates: Fed lowers interest rates again; judge orders Epstein grand jury records released

Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for an open Senate seat in Michigan, formally introduced articles of impeachment Wednesday against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ... Read More

Live Updates: Fed Cuts Rates Again, Is Divided Over Future Moves

The S&P 500 ended the news conference 0.8 percent higher and trading at a record high. Expectations for further interest rate cuts have ticked up from yesterday but only marginally. The two-year ... Read More

Live Updates: Fed Expected to Cut Rates Again

Miran, who joined the Fed earlier this year, wanted a larger, half-point cut. Jeffrey R. Schmid, president of the Kansas City Fed, took the opposite view, not wanting the Fed to cut at all. For and ... Read More

Fed meeting recap: Divided committee cuts rate another quarter-point

The Federal Reserve will soon unveil its December rate decision. Analysts expect multiple dissents alongside another quarter-point rate cut. Read More

December Fed meeting: Live updates and commentary

The December Fed meeting is one of the last key economic events of 2025, with Wall Street closely watching what Chair Powell & Co. will do about interest rates. Read More