30 h. ago US data agency cancels October inflation report as Fed considers whether to cut rates

US data agency cancels October inflation report as Fed considers whether to cut rates  The Guardian

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3 d. ago December Rate Cut in Doubt as Fed Fault Lines Deepen, Minutes Show

The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates last month was more divisive than it first appeared as officials splintered over how to weigh a weakening labor market against rising inflation.

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2 w. ago Fed's Daly says she backed latest rate cut, open to another one in December

Fed's Daly says she backed latest rate cut, open to another one in December  Reuters

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3 w. ago Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.

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3 w. ago Fed Cuts Rates to Lowest Level Since 2022 but Casts Doubt on December Move

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, but the probability of a reduction at its next meeting fell after Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said that officials held “strongly differing views.”

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3 w. ago Federal Reserve cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about U.S. job market

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate today for the second time in six weeks. The central bank is trying to shore up the sagging job market.

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3 w. ago Fed cuts interest rates for 2nd time this year amid hiring slowdown

In recent months, inflation has picked up while hiring has slowed.

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3 w. ago The Fed is expected to cut interest rates as job market shows signs of weakness

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.

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3 w. ago The Fed cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about the job market

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.

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4 w. ago Inflation Edged Higher in September as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates Again

The Consumer Price Index rose 3 percent from a year earlier in a report delayed because of the government shutdown.

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