Dollar Falls as Market Bets on Another Fed Rate Cut
The dollar was edging lower as investors bet on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates further this month, Swissquote Bank analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya said in a note. Friday's nonfarm payrolls data
Fed seen poised to cut rates this month, debate 2025 pause
Federal Reserve officials appear more likely to cut rates this month after data showed the U.S. labor market remained strong but continued to cool in November, with a deeper debate to come next year over whether to pause further rate reductions.
Citigroup now expects Fed to cut rates by 25 bps in December
"The report was not quite soft enough for the Fed to cut 50bp as we had projected for December, but a 25bp cut in December appears very likely," the analysts in a note dated Dec. 6
Fed Official Says the Time for a Pause in Rate Cuts Seems Near
For many investors, Friday's jobs report confirmed expectations that the Federal Reserve is on track to cut interest rates
The Fed Will Cut Interest Rates At Least Twice in 2025, According to Wall Street. Here's What It Means for Stocks
The U.S. Federal Reserve was locked in a battle with soaring inflation throughout 2022 and 2023, which prompted the central bank to rapidly increase the federal funds rate (overnight interest rates). That triggered a steep climb in interest rates, including the 30-year fixed mortgage rate, which hit a two-decade high of 7.8% toward the end of 2023.
Why Powell and the Fed should pause interest-rate cuts in December
The conventional wisdom among economists and traders is that the Federal Reserve is going to cut its benchmark interest rate by another quarter of a percentage point on Dec. 18, and then pause at its first meeting in 2025.
Fed Leans Toward A December Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Open Market Committee is most likely to cut interest rates again on December 18 to 4.25% to 4.5%, according to fixed income markets.
The Fed is on course to cut interest rates in December, but what happens next is anyone's guess
Friday's jobs report virtually cements that the Federal Reserve will approve an interest rate cut when it meets later this month.
Fed decides to go ahead with December rate cut – but it’s not actually good news
The Federal Reserve will almost certainly slash interest rates at its December meeting. Friday’s jobs report sealed the deal, offering the Fed enough breathing room to act without looking reckless. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 227,
December US interest rate cut likely as focus turns to next year
Markets widely anticipate the Federal Reserve to cut US interest rates later this month, with officials' concerns on inflation expected to affect the pace of reducing policy next year. Recent rate-cut optimism stems from Friday's US unemployment report,
Fed is more likely to cut interest rates in December following a rebound in job growth
CNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'Squawk on the Street' to break down the November jobs report.
Morning Bid: Fed cut gets baked in, China shifts monetary stance
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A seemingly robust U.S. employment report did little to ...
2 key inflation prints loom ahead of Fed rate cut decision: What to know this week
A key set of inflation prints will serve as the final fodder for investors leading into the Federal Reserve's Dec. 18 ...
The Fed shouldn't cut rates as inflation is rising, markets are too frothy, JPMorgan Asset Management bond expert says
Traders see an 88% chance the Fed will cut rates another quarter-point in December, according to CME FedWatch.
Gold gains on Fed rate cut bets, renewed purchases by China central bank
Gold prices climbed on Monday as China's central bank resumed gold purchases after a six-month pause, while expectations for ...
Cleveland Fed's Hammack favors slower pace of rate cuts than she did in September
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack favors taking a slow pace in adjusting the Federal Reserve's policy rate, she said ...
Stock market today: Indexes rise as rate-cut odds edge up after jobs report
US employers added more jobs than expected in November, bouncing back after October's dismal reading. Stocks rose and yields ...
Fed's Bowman, worried by inflation, calls for caution on rate cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday that inflation risks to the economy remain real and labor market data ...