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Most Fed officials see rate cuts coming

Most Fed officials see rate cuts coming, but opinions vary widely on how many, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates, split between concerns over tariff-fueled inflation and signs of labor mark
Most Fed Officials Expect 2025 Rate Cuts Despite Tariff Inflation Concerns, Minutes Show
The minutes reveal more closely the behind closed doors thinking between the U.S.’ top policymakers with the Fed under barrage from the White House.
Latest Fed Minutes Underscore Divisions Over Pace of Interest Rate Cuts
The U.S. central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June was unanimously supported, but officials were starting to splinter over the path forward.
Next Fed leader may struggle to deliver the rate cuts Trump wants, watchers say
Some investors have staked out positions in futures markets that will profit if interest rates drop immediately after Jerome Powell’s term as chair ends
Why investors need to stop obsessing over when the Fed is going to cut interest rates next
That’s because there’s no consistent pattern to how the stock market reacts to Fed rate cuts. Sometimes the market will rally in the wake of a cut and sometimes not. Its response is no different than the stock market’s long-term average.
Fed Minutes Show a Wide Divide on Rate Cuts This Year
Some Federal Reserve officials saw no interest-rate cuts for the rest of 2025, while two others said they would be open to an interest-rate cut at the next meeting of the central bank's rate setting committee.
Fed minutes show narrow support for rate cut later this month
Only "a couple" of officials at the Federal Reserve's June 17-18 meeting said they felt interest rates could fall as soon as this month, with most policymakers remaining worried to some degree about the inflationary pressure they expect to come from President Donald Trump's use of import taxes to reshape global trade.
Stocks remain higher after Fed minutes show most policymakers see rate cuts coming this year
U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday afternoon after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting minutes, which showed most policymakers thought that [some reduction in interest
Fed Minutes Show Diverse Views on Tariffs and Inflation
Federal Reserve officials appear as uncertain over the future trajectory of the U.S. economy as businesses and consumers, ...
A Hazy Inflation Outlook Divides the Fed
Minutes from the Fed’s June policy meeting tease at a looming split over whether and when officials will resume rate cuts.
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Fed committee torn over inflation worries, June meeting minutes show
"Considerable uncertainty" around timing, size, and duration of tariffs' potential impacts divides Federal Reserve officials.
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Trump's moving tariff targets could add another layer of uncertainty to the Fed's rate decisions
With Trump's tariff deadlines pushed out, Jerome Powell and the Fed might be comfortable waiting longer before cutting ...
Chances of Fed Interest Rate Cut Plunge After Strong Jobs Report
The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating analyst expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Fed paper says risk of falling back to near zero rates still in play
The prospect of the Federal Reserve once again setting its short-term interest rate target at near zero levels at some point ...
Trump Says Fed's Powell Should Resign Immediately
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should resign immediately. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.S. News ...