Wall Street sees 'slower' pace of Fed rate cuts in 2025
Markets widely expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year at its December meeting. The question is what the central bank will do next year. Recent sticky inflation prints and evidence the US economy is growing at a solid pace have raised doubts that the Fed will bring down rates as quickly as it previously
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 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.
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Eurozone Inflation Heads Back Over Target But Fresh Rate Cuts Remain Likely
Inflation rose above the European Central Bank’s target in the eurozone this month, though likely not enough to deter policymakers from cutting interest rates for a third straight meeting next month.
Rise In October Consumer Inflation Not Enough To Stop Fed Rate Cuts
Consumer inflation accelerated in October 2024. However, the odds of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on December 18 are still high.
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.
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