Will the Fed signal a pause in rate cuts?

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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. - 1d
Fed to cut rates next week, bringing an end to first phase of easing

The Federal Reserve is set to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point next week, staying on the path it has laid out to slowly bring rates down even as the economic landscape ...
MarketWatch - 1d
Muted wholesale inflation rate likely gives final go-ahead for Fed to cut interest rates

A key measure of U.S. wholesale inflation posted a small increase in November and probably added the final nail in the coffin in favor of a widely expected reduction in interest rates next week.
MarketWatch - 3d
Inflation ticks higher as Fed eyes another rate cut

Inflation picked up slightly in November, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department, but likely not by enough to derail the Federal Reserve's plans for another rate cut. Consumer ...
The Hill - 4d
Why the Fed Will Cut Rates Even Though Inflation Hasn’t Budged

Everyday Americans still expect sticky inflation in the coming years.
Inc. - 4d
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

Will the Fed signal a pause in rate cuts?

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

Fed to cut rates next week, bringing an end to first phase of easing

Muted wholesale inflation rate likely gives final go-ahead for Fed to cut interest rates

Inflation ticks higher as Fed eyes another rate cut

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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