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What to know about the report.

The Federal Reserve will get an updated read on U.S. inflation on Thursday with the release of last month’s Consumer Price Index.

Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario’ as Selection Process Draws to a Close

The person picked to replace Jerome H. Powell will be thrust into a credibility problem that will be difficult to escape.

Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions on Rate Cuts

Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

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…

How to Read the Fed’s ‘Dot Plot’ Projections Like a Pro

The forecasts will offer a glimpse of the path for policy at a highly uncertain moment for economy — and the central bank.

Trump’s Search for Powell’s Replacement Adds to Cacophony Around Interest Rate Decision

The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.

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.

Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates

The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him.

Top Fed Official Boosts Odds of a December Rate Cut

John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs ‘in the near…