Rate will move lower long as we keep making progress toward 2% inflation, says Fed's Austan Goolsbee
Rate will move lower long as we keep making progress toward 2% inflation, says Fed's Austan Goolsbee Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Fed president, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss macro outlooks. The men were found not guilty on murder charges, but convicted of assault, gang and gun charges.
Two firm inflation prints just made the Fed's 2025 rate cut path a lot 'murkier'
October inflation readings out this week have shown little progress toward the Fed's two percent inflation target, putting into question how deeply the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in 2025.
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed’s officials want to see where it heads next.
Inflation Rose in October, Raising Concerns for Fed Rate Cuts
October's annual inflation rate ticked up for the first time in seven months, after more than two years of gradual cooling.
Powell: Fed to Cut Rates Cautiously on Inflation
Economists expect the Fed to announce another quarter-point rate cut in December after September and November cuts. Interest rates impact mortgage rates.
Are the Fed's Rate Cuts Over Now That Inflation Is Rising Again?
October's Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures changes in the cost of consumer goods and services, showed that annual inflation rose by 2.6%. That's not an alarmingly high rate of inflation. It's also only a modest uptick from September's CPI reading, which measured annual inflation at 2.4%.
Wall Street ends mixed while inflation data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes intact
The Dow and the S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Wednesday while the Nasdaq lost ground after October data showed consumer prices rising in line with expectations, adding support to bets that the U.S.
Federal Reserve slashes interest rates by quarter-point as inflation cools
In a move that consumers will welcome, the Federal Reserve on Thursday slashed its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5-4.75%— marking the second reduction this year. The Federal Reserve implemented a series of interest rate hikes in 2022 and 2023 to combat high inflation — which peaked at 9% in the middle of 2022.
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Fed officials wary of inflation risks as they weigh more rate cuts
Fed policymakers on Wednesday held open the door to a go-slower approach, in the face of data showing the labor market ...
Relief from higher rates is uncertain, as Fed signals slower move on cuts
Fed watchers see a greater chance the central bank may skip a rate cut at its last meeting of the year in December.
Inflation Ticks Up, as the Fed’s Victory Remains Incomplete
Inflation has cooled notably, but a pickup in annual price increases underscores that it is not fully back to normal.
Why the Next Read From the Fed's Favored Inflation Gauge Could Be Stubbornly High
The Federal Reserve might not see much more inflation relief before it decides next month whether to keep cutting interest ...
Citadel Securities’ Inflation Head Says Tariffs No Worry for Fed
Citadel Securities’ Durham Abric says the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path probably will be uninterrupted by the incoming ...
October CPI: Inflation hits another bump on road to Fed's 2% target
JPMorgan's trading desk gave a scenario outlook on how the market would respond to various monthly core CPI readings. The ...
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Mortgage Predictions: The Fed Isn't Hurrying to See Lower Rates
The Fed has two main objectives: maintain maximum employment and contain inflation. Although one single data point is never ...
Inflation accelerated in October, offering first look at prices since election
Economists expect prices to have risen 2.6% over the year ending in October. That figure would mark a slight uptick from the ...