Fed, interest rates

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."
Fed says it believes inflation will continue to fall; possible rate cuts ahead
Despite inflation in some sectors remaining outside the Federal Reserve's benchmark of 2%, officials indicated they are pleased with the current easing of interest rates, and more gradual cuts may follow.
Fed cites volatility, uncertainty as reasons to go slow on rate cuts
Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group agreed to avoid giving much guidance from here on about how U.
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.
Federal Reserve officials signal cautious path for rate cuts amid still-high inflation
With inflation still elevated, Federal Reserve officials expressed caution at their last meeting about cutting interest rates too quickly, adding to uncertainty about their next moves
Fed minutes show volatility was reason to go slow on rate cuts as Trump policies cloud outlook
Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group agreed this was a moment to avoid giving much concrete guidance about how US monetary policy is likely to evolve in the weeks ahead.
The Fed is Losing the Inflation Battle. Investors Don’t Care
Asset prices, meanwhile, have shrugged off all indication that the Fed’s inflation battle is moving in the wrong direction.
Trump Should Challenge the Fed’s Policies
An independent agency of government shouldn’t have such enormous power to skew financial outcomes.
Fed's favored inflation gauge showed price growth picked up in October
The Commerce Department released data showing that PCE inflation ticked higher in October, though the Federal Reserve's ...
Tariffs would undo Fed's progress on inflation, says Capital Area Planning's Malcolm Ethridge
Malcolm Ethridge, Capital Area Planning Group managing partner, and Stephen Stanley, Santander U.S. Capital Markets chief U.S ...
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 ...
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Bankers, Fed Origins, and World War I
The First World War was critical to boosting the influence of that child of progressivism and Wall Street corporatism: the ...
Fed's Goolsbee makes case for lower interest rates
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said the neutral rate is "well below" where it is right now, and ...
The Fed's Preferred Inflation Measure Remains Stubbornly High
Fed officials had been hoping this fall for a clean downtrend in inflation, allowing them to focus more fully on preventing ...
Fed Pares Average Weekly Operating Loss To Lowest Level In 2 Years
Explore how the Federal Reserve is working to address its financial losses through its Policy Normalization Plan and Balance ...