Investors brace for hawkish Fed rate cut – and more volatile markets in 2025

The spotlight Wednesday will be on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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Bracing for a Fed Pullback on Interest Rates

Wall Street sees the central bank cutting interest rates on Wednesday. But growing worries about inflation are adding to investor uncertainty about its policy agenda for 2025.
The New York Times - 2h
Treasury yields steady ahead of Fed decision that may bring fewer 2025 rate cuts

Yields on U.S. government debt were mixed Wednesday morning ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final policy announcement of the year, which is expected to bring another quarter-point rate cut and ...
MarketWatch - 2h
Will the Fed signal a pause in rate cuts?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Financial Times - 3d
Economic Data Points to Fed Rate Cut Next Week, and a Cautious 2025

Persistent inflation probably won’t stop a December rate cut, but it could affect the course of monetary policy for the next two years.
Inc. - 4d
Why the Fed Will Cut Rates Even Though Inflation Hasn’t Budged

Everyday Americans still expect sticky inflation in the coming years.
Inc. - Dec. 11
Why Powell and the Fed should pause interest-rate cuts in December

Some say November’s jobs data support holding monetary policy steady.
MarketWatch - Dec. 7
Jobs report shows hiring surge as Fed weighs interest rate cut

The fresh data marks the first jobs report since the election of Trump.
ABC News - Dec. 6
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 ...
MarketWatch - Dec. 4
Top Fed Official Leans Toward Rate Cut This Month, If Data Supports It

In a recent speech, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed Board of Governors, said a rate cut hinged on inflation continuing to drop.
Inc. - Dec. 3

Investors brace for hawkish Fed rate cut – and more volatile markets in 2025

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Bracing for a Fed Pullback on Interest Rates

Treasury yields steady ahead of Fed decision that may bring fewer 2025 rate cuts

Will the Fed signal a pause in rate cuts?

Economic Data Points to Fed Rate Cut Next Week, and a Cautious 2025

Why the Fed Will Cut Rates Even Though Inflation Hasn’t Budged

Why Powell and the Fed should pause interest-rate cuts in December

Jobs report shows hiring surge as Fed weighs interest rate cut

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

Top Fed Official Leans Toward Rate Cut This Month, If Data Supports It

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