Data Keep Markets in Suspense About Fed Cuts
U.S. inflation remains above target while Trump policy announcements jolt markets, leaving big questions hanging over the economy’s trajectory heading into the final month of the year.
A top Fed official leans toward December rate cut but says it depends on economic data
A top Federal Reserve official says he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change that view.
Fed's Williams Says Rate-Cut Timing Will Depend on Data
New York Fed President John Williams said Monday that more interest-rate cuts will be needed, but that the right timing would depend on upcoming data.
Wall Street sees 'slower' pace of Fed rate cuts in 2025
Markets widely expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for the third time this year at its December meeting. The question is what the central bank will do next year. Recent sticky inflation prints and evidence the US economy is growing at a solid pace have raised doubts that the Fed will bring down rates as quickly as it previously
Fed minutes may show start of debate over how far to go on rate cuts
Powell just a week after the meeting said the economy was "not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates."
Deutsche Bank Chief US Economist Says Fed Will Stop Rate Cuts in 2025
Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, told Bloomberg TV he thought the Fed would do a 25-basis-point rate cut in December and then pause for the entirety of 2025. When asked what prompted his view, he mentioned two factors.
Fed Kept Options Open on Rate Cuts, Minutes Show
The account of the central bank’s Nov. 6-7 meeting, released on Tuesday, showed that Fed officials still planned to cut interest rates further. But with the job market holding up better than expected and the economy growing at a solid clip, they are in no rush to slash them rapidly.
Fed's Waller says inclined at this point to cut rates in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday he was inclined toward a cut in the benchmark interest rate at the central bank's Dec. 17-18 meeting as policy remained restrictive enough to keep putting downward pressure on inflation,
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Fed's Williams eyes further cuts as price pressures cool further
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Monday the U.S. central bank is likely to lower its interest rate target further over time as inflation pressures continue to cool. “Monetary policy remains in restrictive territory to support the sustainable return of inflation to our 2 percent goal,
Fed’s Williams Expects Gradual Decline in Inflation, Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams expects inflation to continue to decline to a 2% annual pace, but not in a linear fashion.
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Fed Minutes Show Officials Prefer Future Rate Cuts to Be Gradual
Federal Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy ...
The Fed's rate cuts will spark a $2 trillion exodus from money-market funds, Apollo chief economist says
Money-market funds have attracted record inflows since 2022. That money is set to flow back to the market as rates come down ...
Gold dips on firm dollar, inflation data sparks caution on Fed rate cuts
Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while investors assessed a flurry of economic data ...
Fed minutes show volatility was reason to go slow on rate cuts as Trump policies cloud outlook
According to the minutes, Fed officials appeared to steer clear at this session of any discussion about the economic ...