Fed interest-rate cuts might not come anytime soon, two top officials say

• Top Fed officials comments highlight split on central bank about next interest-rate cuts

  Bowman, Goolsbee differ on outlook for inflation
  
  MarketWatch - 2d

• Why the Fed may be done cutting interest rates, once and for all

  Some economists were saying Wednesday that the rate-cutting cycle is over, while others think the Federal Reserve won’t ease rates again until 2026.
  
  MarketWatch - 4d

• Fed pauses interest rate cuts—here’s when borrowing costs might drop in 2025

  The Fed is holding off on more rate cuts for now, amid concerns that inflation isn’t slowing quickly enough.
  
  CNBC - 5d
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  Trump piles pressure on Fed chair Jay Powell to cut interest rates

  US central bank widely expected to hold borrowing costs steady at meeting next week
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 23

• Fed Governor Waller sees potential for multiple interest rate cuts in 2025

  In a CNBC interview, the policymaker said he expects the first cut could come in the first half of the year.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 16
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  Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

  Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn’t see the need to go any further.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 9

• Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

  Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn't see the need to go any further.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 9

• Why two Fed officials doubt the need for many more rate cuts

  One official warned that “progress on inflation could continue to stall.”
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 9
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  Fed officials saw need for ‘careful approach’ to future rate cuts

  Minutes from December meeting show policymakers are concerned about US inflation risks
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 8

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