Fed's Powell on rate cuts

Fed, A rate cut

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 stimulate the economy in the face of a hiring slowdown, it threatens to boost spending and worsen inflation.

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Minneapolis Fed’s Neel Kashkari cools on third rate cut this year

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Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December

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Fed cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate on Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring, even as inflation stays elevated. But Fed Chair Jerome ...

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Wall Street is on tenterhooks over the Fed’s ‘rare, genuinely suspenseful’ December meeting—the committee is unsure of the data, and each other

Offsetting the tepid employment outlook, which forms one part of the Fed’s mandate, is the inflation question. Members of the ...

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Fed may generate sugar rush in 2026

The Federal Reserve’s stance has recently shifted from dovish to hawkish and back again, leaving investors uncertain about ...

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Betting markets increase odds on Kevin Hassett to succeed Powell as Fed chair

Kevin Hassett is now the leading market favorite to replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, with prediction odds rising as ...

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