Rate-Cut Decision Was Narrow, Fed Minutes Show Stubborn inflation, and potential tariffs, make future rate cuts uncertain.

The Fed Cut Rates and Signaled a Long Fight Against Inflation Also, California declared an emergency over bird flu. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

What to Watch as the Fed Makes Its Final 2024 Rate Decision Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to cut interest rates, but investors will focus on hints about what comes next.

Trump Says He Does Not Have Plans to Replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair Donald J. Trump, the president-elect, said he doesn’t “see it” when asked if he would try to oust the head of America’s central bank.

The Fed Is the Wrong Regulator for Stablecoins The U.S. central bank would be conflicted, because stablecoins compete with the Fed’s payments infrastructure and with potential CBDCs.

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Cooled Overall in June The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index climbed 2.5 percent, still more than the Fed’s 2 percent target, as price increases take time to come down.

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Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed’s 2% goal.

The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Cools, Welcome News The economy appears to be downshifting and price gains are moderating, as Federal Reserve officials creep closer to beating inflation.

Why the Stock Market Has Risen Even With No Fed Rate Cuts The S&P 500 has been buoyant mainly because of A.I. fever, while bonds are having another mediocre year. But as an investor, our columnist is staying the course.

Europe’s Fed Problem The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday. But how low it can go may ultimately depend on the Federal Reserve.

E.C.B. Is Likely to Leapfrog the Fed on Interest Rate Cuts With eurozone inflation falling, the European Central Bank has signaled it is ready to lower rates this week, diverging from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Inflation Was Hotter Than Expected in March, Unwelcome News for the Fed The surprisingly stubborn reading raised doubts about when — and even whether — the Federal Reserve will be able to start cutting interest rates this year.

Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.

Fed Minutes Release May Be a Non-Event for Bitcoin The minutes of the Nov. 1 Fed meeting may be outdated, given the post-meeting softness in economic data and resulting expectations for renewed interest-rate cuts in 2024.

An Optimistic Inflation Report Reduces Pressure on the Fed to Raise Rates Central bankers have been debating whether a final rate move is needed. A cooler-than-expected October inflation report may take the heat off.

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady and Pledges to Proceed Carefully The Federal Reserve left interest rates at 5.25 to 5.5 percent, but its chair, Jerome Powell, said policymakers could still raise rates again.

Fed Seen Holding Rates Steady, but Policy Statement and Press Conference Will Be Key for Bitcoin The U.S. central bank concludes its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Markets Await the Fed’s Next Interest Rate Move The central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but Wall Street is growing increasingly anxious over its next move.