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The Fed preps another rate cut

Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again—But Uncertainty Swirls As Trump Policies Could Fuel Inflation

The Fed lowered rates by 25 basis points to a 20-month low, but economists say tariffs may throw a wrench in the rate cutting cycle.

Newsweek on MSN · 19h

Trump's Election Raises Inflation Fears as Fed Prepares Second Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate for the second consecutive month to try to ease inflationary pressures.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

After likely quarter-point rate cut, Fed may slow pace of drops if inflation lingers

The Fed is set to lower interest rates a quarter point Thursday. But it's more likely to slow, rather than speed up, 2025 cuts due to inflation

Fed, Trump

Markets Insider on MSN · 11h

Trump is about to make the Fed's job a lot harder

After all, the Fed's primary tool for fighting inflation has been rate hikes. While traders feel certain the Fed will deliver a 25-basis-point cut at the conclusion of this week's meeting, the outlook becomes murky after that.

POLITICO on MSN · 11h

Trump looms over the Fed's future

The incoming president's reaction to the central bank could serve as an early indicator of how extensively he plans to reshape traditional government bureaucracy.

Wall Street Journal · 17h

What’s at Stake With the Fed, Now That Trump Has Won?

The president-elect has said he wants a say on interest rates, and his policies may alter the growth and inflation outlook.

Wall Street Reacts to Fed Decision

Los Angeles Times · 5h

Most of Wall Street rises after the Fed cuts interest rates

The Fed’s announcement that it was easing its main interest rate caused few ripples in the market because even the size of it was so well anticipated by investors. The central bank began easing rates in September and indicated that more cuts were likely as it focuses more on keeping the job market humming after helping get inflation nearly down to its 2% target.

Wall Street Journal · 6h

Wall Street Reacts to the Fed Decision

Here's what Wall Street has to say following the Fed's quarter-percentage-point rate cut: "The potential for future trade and fiscal policies to impact the growth and inflation path means that the U.S.

MarketWatch · 13h

Wall Street is getting nervous about the Fed's shrinking balance sheet

The Federal Reserve has been draining liquidity from markets for longer than expected. That's making Wall Street nervous, especially as banking reserves fall and overnight rates and lending facilities have seen upticks around month-end periods,

8hon MSN

Fed lowers key interest rate by quarter point as inflation eases but pace of cuts may slow

Trump’s tax, trade and immigration policies are expected by forecasters to partly reignite inflation, which has pulled back ...

5hOpinion

The Fed Thinks Inflation Is Vanquished

Jerome Powell gambles he won’t have to raise rates in Trump’s term.

TheStreet on MSN8h

Fed lowers key lending rate, but hints at stubborn inflation pressures

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark lending rate for a second consecutive time Thursday, but it hinted that it might ...

10h

Fed meeting today: Interest-rate cuts slated as Powell wrestles with Trump's election win, inflation questions

"Concerns that higher tariffs will drive up inflation has prompted markets to price out some Fed rate cuts next year," ...

8hon MSN

Powell: Fed won’t ‘speculate’ about Trump’s impact on economy

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points Thursday, the second consecutive cut after a two-year ...

14hOpinion

Traders Sense an Inflation-Constrained Fed Is Back

Nir Kaissar is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering markets. He is the founder of Unison Advisors, an asset management firm ...

16hon MSN

The Fed Needs to Learn from Its Inflation Mistakes. The Biggest Lesson.

The Fed should target nominal gross domestic product, Patrick Horan and David Beckworth write in a guest commentary.

The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled Overall in September

Overall inflation slowed in September from a year earlier, though some signs of stubbornness lingered under the surface.

CNET8h

Why You Should Care About the Fed's Interest Rate Decision Today

When inflation is high and the economy is in overdrive, the Fed tries to pump the brakes by discouraging borrowing. It does ...

Fed's Powell Still Confident That Inflation Progress Is on Track

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation data show that the U.S. has made “significant progress” on bringing down inflation down the bank’s 2% target. The Federal Reserve’s ...

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