Fed Official Says Time for a Pause in Rate Cuts Seems Near

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
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.
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's Hammack says time to slow rate cuts may have arrived
In her first major policy speech, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said on Friday she’s keeping her options open when it comes to the central bank’s next policy meeting, as broader economic conditions continue to argue for a slowdown in the pace of rate cuts.
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 Friday at the City Club of Cleveland, according to prepared text. The strength of the economy leads her to support a slower pace of rate cuts than she had expected in September when Fed officials last submitted their economic
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