Federal Reserve officials split on interest-rate cut ahead of December meeting

But Fed Chair Jerome Powell knocked back expectations of a December interest rate cut in a press conference following the Oct ...

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

If the Fed holds interest rates steady as a means of protecting against tariff-induced inflation, it risks a deeper slowdown ...

The last Fed meeting of the year is approaching. Here's where we could be headed

NPR's A Martinez speaks with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about the economic outlook ahead of the last Fed meeting of the year.

US economic activity little changed ahead of next Fed meeting, report shows

U.S. economic activity was little changed in recent weeks, though employment was weaker in about half of the Federal ...

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 ...

No Jobs Data, No Fed Meeting? The Central Bank's December Interest Rate Decision Just Got Harder

The Federal Reserve's next rate move may hinge on delayed employment data, which won't be released until after its next ...

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.

Fed's Waller says he fits the bill for central bank leadership after Bessent meeting

Governor Christopher Waller discussed his meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as speculation grows about his ...

Many Fed policymakers at last meeting were opposed to December rate cut

The FOMC voted 10-2 at last month's meeting to cut the central bank's benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage ...

The economy muddled along during the shutdown, the Fed found. Is another rate cut on tap?

Just two weeks before a pivotal meeting, the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy has been just muddling along as of late.

Fed won't get November CPI report before December meeting

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that it won't deliver the October Consumer Price Index report before the Fed ...

The last Fed meeting of the year is approaching. A look at where we could be headed

NPR's A Martinez speaks with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about the economic outlook ahead of the last Fed meeting of the year.