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Markets are counting on the Fed to head off recession with sizable interest rate cuts

In the market’s eyes, the Federal Reserve finds itself either poised to head off a recession or doomed to repeat…

San Francisco Fed President Daly sees interest rate cuts coming as labor market weakens

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Monday said she expects that interest rates will be cut later this…

Chicago Fed President Goolsbee says if economy deteriorates, Fed will ‘fix it’

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Monday vowed that the central bank would react to signs of weakness in…

Fed holds rates steady and notes progress on inflation

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday held short-term interest rates steady but indicated that inflation is getting closer to…

Here’s everything you need to know about the Fed decision coming Wednesday

This week’s Federal Reserve meeting is not much about the present but potentially very much about the future. If things…

Fed Governor Waller sees central bank ‘getting closer’ to an interest rate cut

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday suggested that interest rate cuts are ahead soon as long as there are…

‘Why would you tinker with it if it’s not broken?’: Economist on why the Fed may not cut rates in September

Markets now firmly expect a September interest rate cut in the U.S., but the Federal Reserve has a strong reason…

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify live before Senate banking panel

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Fed says it’s not ready to cut rates until ‘greater confidence’ inflation is moving to 2% goal

Federal Reserve officials at their June meeting indicated that inflation is moving in the right direction but not quickly enough…

Powell says Fed has made ‘quite a bit of progress’ on inflation but needs more confidence before cutting

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed satisfaction Tuesday with the progress on inflation over the past year but said he…