FirstFT: Economists expect a more cautious approach from Fed

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Fed charts more cautious path for rates as high prices persist

US central bank poised for another cut as it weighs risks posed by stubborn inflation
Financial Times - 9h
Economists trim Fed rate cut estimates on fear of Trump inflation surge

Deregulation, tax cuts and tariffs stoke probability of stubbornly high price growth, FT-Chicago Booth poll finds
Financial Times - 17h
Stock traders are seeing more reasons to be cautious about the market.

Positive seasonal conditions prevail — though small caps have yet to rally.
MarketWatch - 1d
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. - 2d
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
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said it was too early for the central bank to start reacting to the tariffs that President-elect Trump had been promising.
The New York Times - Dec. 4
GM expects more than $5 billion impact from China restructuring, including plant closures

General Motors expects a restructuring of its joint venture operations with SAIC Motor in China to cost more than $5 billion in noncash charges and write-downs.
CNBC - Dec. 4
GM expects more than $5 billion impact from China restructuring

General Motors expects a restructuring of its joint venture operations with SAIC Motor Corp. in China to cost more than $5 billion.
NBC News - Dec. 4
Alberta Clipper expected to bring more winter weather as Great Lakes region digs out from storm

An Alberta Clipper system is forecasted to bring snow and cold weather to the Midwest and Northeast this week as folks in states surrounding the Great Lakes continue to clean up from last weekend's ...
CBS News - Dec. 3

FirstFT: Economists expect a more cautious approach from Fed

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Fed charts more cautious path for rates as high prices persist

Economists trim Fed rate cut estimates on fear of Trump inflation surge

Stock traders are seeing more reasons to be cautious about the market.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected

GM expects more than $5 billion impact from China restructuring, including plant closures

GM expects more than $5 billion impact from China restructuring

Alberta Clipper expected to bring more winter weather as Great Lakes region digs out from storm

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