Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

The government's latest jobs data could affect whether Federal Reserve officials continue their push to ease borrowing costs.

The Fed is divided over cutting interest rates. Here's why that matters

Here’s what to know about why the Fed is divided over its rate decision and what the policy could mean for you. Why is the ...

Why the Fed’s Next Interest Rate Move Is Becoming So Hard to Predict

What should the Fed do to fight high inflation while preventing the job market from collapsing? Ask its 12 leaders and you'll ...

Fed faces another tough rate decison with inflation and job data delay

October jobs and inflation reports are canceled and November data are delayed until after the Fed's Dec. 9-10 meeting. What ...

Fed governor says current economy is 'calling for large interest rate cuts' to help job market

Fed governor Stephen Miran calls for large interest rate cuts, warning that current policy is "holding the economy back" and ...

JPMorgan Flips Forecast, Sees Fed Cutting Rates in December

Economists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. see the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next month, a reversal of the bank’s briefly held view that policymakers would delay reducing borrowing costs until ...

Traders Crowd Into Fed Futures Targeting a December Rate Cut

Investors are betting big that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again when policymakers meet next month, erasing ...

Big Changes Coming to the Fed—And Interest Rates—Next Year If This Frontrunner Gets Powell’s Job

The reported frontrunner to take over as Federal Reserve chair in May has a recent track record of advocating for the central bank lowering interest rates.
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Why do investors literally place bets on whether the Fed will raise interest rates?

For some investors, they bet on a vehicle known as "Federal Funds futures" to hedge. For others, it's just that — a bet.

Wholesale inflation was fairly tame before government shutdown, but PPI might not sway Fed rate-cut vote

The last piece of inflation data the Federal Reserve will see before its pivotal December meeting to debate another ...

Gold climbs to over one-week peak as hopes of Fed rate cut rises

Gold prices rose more than 1% to a near two-week high on Wednesday, after benign U.S. economic data reinforced expectations ...

Trump teases he’ll fire Bessent if Fed doesn’t cut interest rates

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested he would fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if the Federal Reserve doesn’t ...