US EditionUS Federal Reserve Cuts Rate by 25 Basis Points, but Dissenting Voices Heard
The Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point cut came amid limited recent data and internal disagreement, with key employment and inflation reports due next week, analysts said.
- Next week, the Federal Reserve voted to lower the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, aligning with market expectations.
- A lack of recent federal data left central bankers with only September federal data, complicating the decision after October Consumer Price Index and jobs reports were canceled.
- Some Fed members publicly split over inflation versus employment risks as New York Fed President John C. Williams supported a cut, while Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee raised inflation concerns.
- Mortgage lenders had anticipated the cut and moved mortgage rates down before the meeting, so today's federal funds rate vote likely won't reduce lenders' borrowing costs further.
- Next week the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release key November reports, with analysts saying these will shape 2026 Fed planning depending on employment and inflation data.
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US Federal Reserve cuts rate by 25 basis points, but dissenting voices heard
The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. The move comes as the US economy deals with sticky inflation, slowing jobs figures and a lack of official data because of the government shutdown. Stock markets reacted favourably to the news initially, but were then weighed down by concerns related to the tech sector. Also in this edition: Donald Trump signals his support for a change …
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Fed Cuts 25 Basis Points; What’s Next Is Unclear
On Dec. 10, the Federal Reserve voted to lower the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point. Mortgage lenders had been expecting a cut, and mortgage rates had fallen in…
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