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Fed reduces interest rate by a quarter point, Powell says December cut not guaranteed

"As we have worked our way through this process, you would expect that there would be a range of views across the committee on what to do and the speed with which we should do it," Powell said.

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Markets Tumble After Fed Lowers Interest Rates—But Powell Won’t Promise Another Cut

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in

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Future Fed Rate Cuts ‘Far’ From Certain After Divided Meeting

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates at its second consecutive meeting, but Chair Jerome Powell cast doubt on expectations of a further rate cut this year.

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Instant View: Fed delivers expected rate cut; Powell says December rate cut not assured

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Federal Reserve trims US interest rates by quarter point but casts doubt on December cut

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The Fed cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about the job market

A number of prominent corporations have announced job cuts in recent days.

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Fed lowers rates, but Powell suggests move may be the last of 2025

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Missing government data unlikely to sway Federal Reserve from rate-cut path

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Powell Signals Fed May Not Cut Again This Year. Here’s Why.

Powell acknowledged “strongly different views” within the Federal Open Market Committee during October’s policy decision.

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Fed chair candidate Rieder says Powell was more hawkish than expected

Rick Rieder, an asset manager on the short list of possible candidates to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, said Wednesday he feels interest-rate cuts are in line with a "clearly slowing" labor market and that Fed Chair Jerome Powell was "considerably more hawkish than expected" in his post-meeting news conference.

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Powell’s December Warning Exposes Hardening Divisions at Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s blunt warning that investors need to rein in expectations for a December interest-rate cut underscored a growing tug-of-war among US policymakers who are opposed in their outlooks for jobs and inflation.

Fed drops interest rates by 0.25%; Powell says labor market 'softened'

Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced the Fed is cutting the overnight lending rate by a quarter of a point, bringing the benchmark rate to 3.75% to 4%.

Federal Reserve is ‘driving in the fog’ as shutdown clouds outlook, Powell says

Jay Powell declared the central bank was “driving in the fog” as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in the middle of a government shutdown that has deprived the institution of some economic data. The quarter-point cut, which brings the US benchmark rate down to 3.75 per cent, was broadly expected. It now sits at the lowest level since 2022.

Transcript: Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Postmeeting Press Conference

The Fed leader discussed the reasoning behind the central bank’s decision to cut rates at its second straight meeting as well as the move to stop shrinking its multitrillion-dollar asset portfolio.

Powell Has Little to Say on Fed President Recertification Process

In February, the 12 presidents at the regional Federal Reserve banks will need to be reconfirmed in their jobs by the central bank’s Board of Governors. President Donald Trump’s effort to gain control

The Fed 5: Bessent's short list for Powell's job

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell plans to serve out his term, which ends in May of 2026, but that isn't stopping Treasury Secretary Bessent from moving ahead with finding his replacement.

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Powell forced to stave off uprisings in markets and on his own Fed board as his term ends

"The reaction of the bond market should certainly give Fed officials pause," wrote Ed Yardeni, head of Yardeni Research and coiner of the term "bond vigilantes" to describe buyers' strikes in the fixed income markets. "The bond market isn't buying the Fed's cover story that interest rates were too restrictive."