The central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a series of reductions in the latter half of 2025. The big question is how long the pause will last.
Category: Federal Open Market Committee
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Fed Keeps Close Eye on Labor Market as It Assesses Further Cuts
For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is rising.
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Fed’s Independence Faces Critical Tests as Trump Seeks to Remake Institution
The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.
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Fed Divisions Underscore Challenge for Trump’s Next Chair
President Trump wants substantially lower borrowing costs, but officials at the central bank appear ready to resist delivering further cuts if the economic backdrop does not warrant it.
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Fed Divisions Will Cloud Interest Rate Decision at Final 2025 Meeting
The central bank is poised to lower interest rates on Wednesday even as a growing chorus of officials urge caution.
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December Rate Cut in Doubt as Fed Fault Lines Deepen, Minutes Show
The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates last month was more divisive than it first appeared as officials splintered over how to weigh a weakening labor market against rising inflation.
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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect
Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.
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Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.
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Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Is Intact as New Risks Cloud Economic Outlook
The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause that could be extended through the summer.
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Fed Officials in March Wanted to Remain Flexible on Future Rate Increases
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s March 21-22 meeting showed that officials were grappling with how much more to lift borrowing costs.
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Fed Meets as Bank Chaos Collides With Inflation
The New York Times – Business:The Federal Reserve will decide whether and by how much to raise interest rates this week at a moment when its path ahead is newly fraught.
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The Uneasy Dance Between the Markets and the Fed
The New York Times – Business:Exuberance in financial markets is likely to only strengthen the Federal Reserve’s resolve and shake up those very markets, our columnist says.