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Fed Governor Bowman explains dissent on rate vote, says she’s worried about inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Tuesday she thought her colleagues should have taken a more measured approach to last…

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari sees a slower pace of rate cuts ahead

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate…

Fed Governor Waller says inflation softening faster than he expected put him in half-point-cut camp

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because…

Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid…

Former Dallas Fed President Kaplan advocates for a half-point interest rate cut

If Robert Kaplan still had a say in the matter, he’d be pushing for a half percentage point interest rate…

Consumer prices rose 0.2% in August as annual inflation rate hits lowest since early 2021

Inflation in August declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that also…

Two key inflation reports this week will help decide the size of the Fed’s interest rate cut

The Federal Reserve gets its last look this week at inflation readings before it will determine the size of a…

Fed Governor Waller backs interest rate cut at September meeting, open to larger move

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday backed an interest rate cut at the upcoming central bank policy meeting in…

Friday’s jobs report for August is going to be huge. Here’s what to expect

Wall Street is gearing up for one of the most important economic releases of the year Friday, when the Labor…

The Fed’s preferred inflation indicator is out Friday. Here’s what to expect

Federal Reserve officials will get the latest look at their favorite inflation indicator Friday, a data snapshot that could influence…