Fed Chair Powell sends frustrating message on future interest-rate cuts

Fed Chair Jerome Powell pauses interest-rate cuts in January 2026, citing economic strength. Markets react as FOMC holds rates steady amid political tension.

Fed's Goolsbee: 'Several' rate cuts possible this year if inflation gets on track to 2%

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve could approve "several more" interest rate cuts ...

Jerome Powell is facing a ‘puzzlement’ of economic data, with contradictions likely to freeze any immediate action on the base rate

"Such confusion often leads to inertia, and we suspect that there will be no knee-jerk policy reaction to any of the week’s ...

The Fed’s Big 2026 Debate: What’s a Normal Level for Rates?

Debate over future Fed rate cuts centers on the uncertain “neutral rate,” shaping how cautiously policymakers move as ...

Fed holds interest rates steady, pausing rate cuts amid economic uncertainty

Federal Reserve policymakers left interest rates unchanged at its January meeting after cutting rates at its three prior meetings amid uncertainty over the labor market and inflation.

Fed Rate Cuts Hinge On Possibly Hard-To-Gauge Job Market Deterioration

An increasingly opaque US labor market is likely to keep the Federal Reserve from cutting benchmark interest rates until the ...

Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady ...

Trump’s Fed chair pick argues there’s one key reason to lower interest rates. But is it a convincing one?

Fed chair nominees Kevin Warsh has to convince his colleagues — some of whom are still concerned about inflation — that AI-driven productivity is enough for additional rate cuts.