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Fed policymakers steer clear of Dec. rate-cut guidance

Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here’s why.

With investors looking toward Friday’s November nonfarm-payrolls report, market participants see the potential that it could be overshadowed by an entirely different set of data: next Wednesday’s consumer-price index for the same month.

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Fed policymakers steer clear of December rate-cut guidance

U.S. central bankers on Tuesday said they continue to believe inflation is heading down to their 2% target and signaled support for further interest rate cuts ahead, but none pushed strongly for or against doing so when they next meet to set rates in two weeks.

San Francisco Examiner · 1d

US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track

The US appears on track to hit its long-term target of two percent inflation despite a recent uptick, two Federal Reserve officials said Monday, with one indicating support for another

Fed Chair Powell to Speak This Afternoon

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak in a moderated discussion at about 1:40 p.m. ET Wednesday. The ...

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Powell remarks watched for sign of pushback or support of Fed rate cut

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on Wednesday with key jobs data due Friday, a "quiet" period for Fed ...

Fed’s Musalem Says Time May Be Near to Slow or Pause Rate Cuts

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said it may be time for policymakers to slow the pace of interest ...

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Powell says he doesn't think idea of a 'shadow Fed chair' is going to happen

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he wasn't worried about the notion that President-elect Donald Trump might select someone as a so-called "shadow Fed chair" well before Powell's term ends in mid-2026. "I ...

Fed's Musalem expects more rate cuts but says easing path is less clear

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said on Wednesday he expects the U.S. central bank will be able to ...

Trump’s Treasury Pick to Meet With GOP Senators With Fed and Tariffs on Agenda

Incoming Senate Republican leader John Thune said he expects to discuss Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent’s views on ...

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq gain as tech stocks lead, with Fed's Powell on deck

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) climbed 0.6%, or over 200 points, while the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) added 0.3% on the heels ...

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Fed can afford to be cautious about moving rates lower: Powell

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell elaborated on his thinking about the likely path of interest rates on Wednesday, saying that the U.S. is "not quite there on inflation'' yet. While officials are ...

Fed Leans Toward A December Interest Rate Cut

The Federal Open Market Committee is most likely to cut interest rates again to 4.25% to 4.5% on December 18 according to ...

Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Rise as Investors Digest Tech Earnings, Await Fed Chair Comments

Stock futures are higher Wednesday morning as shares of technology companies surge after strong earnings reports, putting ...

Tariff Inflation Will Likely Be Transitory, But Fed Won’t Say So

Donald Trump’s tariff barrage may trigger a response from the Federal Reserve that the new president won’t like.

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