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With inflation having fallen close to pre-pandemic levels and the job market weakening, the Fed is at a turning point, preparing to cut rates for the first time in more than four years.

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In a keynote address in August, Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated the time had come for an adjustment, though he didn't specify when or how much. The CME Group, which tracks the probability of a ...

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the Fed to slash interest rates at a pace rarely seen outside of a full-blown crisis. In a letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Monday ...

The Fed is the nation's central bank, leaving it in charge of monetary policy. This means the Fed sets interest rates and controls the money supply. Its dual mandate is to promote "maximum ...

Investors now place a roughly 45% probability on a 50 basis point cut at the Fed's meeting next week, compared with 15% at one point on Thursday. Some strategists have said that a 25 basis point ...

But a Journal article on Thursday laying out the Fed's dilemma helped reinvigorate bets on a 50bps reduction. With two more policy meetings left later in 2024, the Fed is seen as likely to keep ...

Former New York Fed President Bill Dudley said at a conference on Friday that signs of a weakening labor market made a "strong case" for a cut of that size. In the last two decades, every 50-basis ...