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Fed's Williams says Fed can still cut rates in the "near term," boosting odds of a December move

The U.S. Federal Reserve can still cut interest rates "in the near term" without putting its inflation goal at risk, New York Fed president John Williams said on Friday in comments that prompted ... Read More

The Fed Has Rarely Been So Divided Over Its Long-Term Plan for Interest Rates

After cutting interest rates by more than a percentage point, Federal Reserve officials are now wondering where to stop – and finding there’s more disagreement than ever. Read More

Fed’s Williams Sees Room for a Rate Cut in ‘Near Term’

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he sees room for the US central bank to cut interest rates again in the near term as the labor market softens. Read More

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New York Fed President John Williams is on board with the U.S. central bank starting to raise rates next month, but he leaned against the idea that the effort will need to start with big increases to ... Read More

Bitcoin Bounces Above $84K as Fed's Williams Puts December Rate Cut Back on Table

Bitcoin BTC $87,224.17 staged a modest rebound in morning U.S. hours Friday after a 10% selloff overnight as the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December jumped sharply following dovish ... Read More

New York Fed’s Williams says there is scope to cut interest rates in the near term

New York Fed President John Williams, in a speech in Chile, came as close as possible to saying he's in favor of a rate cut in December. "I view monetary policy as being modestly restrictive, although ... Read More

NY Fed's Williams sees room for further rate adjustments in the near term

While the Federal Reserve's two rate cuts this year have eased monetary policy some, New York Fed President John Williams still sees some room to adjust policy further in the near term, he said on ... Read More

Fed’s Williams Sees Scope for ‘Near-Term’ Rate Cut

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said he had fully supported recent rate cuts. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said he fully supported the ... Read More