Strong December Jobs Report Kills Chances Of A January Fed Rate Cut
Before the strong December jobs report was released, the odds were already low for an interest rate cut in the next Federal Reserve decision on January 29.
The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates
Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.
If the Fed pauses rate cuts in January, it might be because of Trump, Fed minutes show
Fed releases minutes from its December meeting, where its policymakers signaled a slower pace of interest-rate cuts in 2025.
Fed Official Says Further Rate Cuts Can Wait
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem suggests greater caution is warranted on reducing interest rates.
Fed's Collins says now is time for patient, gradual approach to rate cuts
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said Thursday that significant uncertainty over the outlook calls for the central bank moving forward cautiously with future rate cuts. “With an economy that is in a good place overall and policy already closer to a more neutral stance,
Fed’s Bowman Sees Rate Cuts on Pause Until Inflation Declines Again
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman considers interest rates on hold for the time being until the data shows inflation has resumed its downward trend. Bowman was the lone dissenter on the FOMC’s September decision to lower the federal-funds rate by half a percentage point,
December jobs report: Strong 256,000 increase raises fresh inflation worries
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Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worries
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Fed finds new reason for confidence in obscure inflation gauge
Top Federal Reserve officials — including Chair Jerome Powell — are increasingly pointing to an obscure price gauge as a ...
Fed officials worry Trump policies may lengthen inflation fight
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Fed Officials Express Concern About Inflation and Uncertainty Over Trump’s Economic Policies
Minutes of the central bank’s December meeting show heightened concern over uncertainty around the effects of President-elect ...
Rate-Cut Decision Was Narrow, Fed Minutes Show
But minutes from their December meeting suggest that the decision was a close call — and that there is no guarantee ...
Fed gets greenlight to, at least, slow rate cuts: Wall Street view
Bank of America thinks that the US rate-cutting cycle is over, though Oxford Economics is still holding to its base forecast ...
Fed’s Waller Supports Further Cuts, Says Inflation Moving Lower
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he believes inflation will continue to cool toward the central bank’s 2% ...
Strong December job growth points to fewer Fed interest-rate cuts
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, blowing past economists' expectations and signaling that the job market remains resilient in the face of still-high borrowing rates and stickier-than-expected ...