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Fed has the proof it wants that inflation is slowing

CNBC on MSN · 12h

The Fed has the proof it wants that inflation is slowing, but the next move is still up in the air

To be sure, there's considerable sentiment for the Fed to lower by just a quarter-point at next week's meeting, reflecting that the central bank still has more work to do on inflation, and that it is not overly worried about the labor market or a broader economic cooling.

Inflation Subdued; A Slowing Economy: Will Fed Lower -25 Or -50?

Equity markets were up smartly for the week ended September 13 with three of the four major averages up between 4% and 6% (see table).

Cryptopolitan on MSN · 1h

Inflation slows, but Fed’s rate decision is still in limbo

Federal Reserve officials are heading into their policy meeting on Tuesday with a lot of optimism, and some uncertainty too. Inflation is finally cooling off, edging closer to their 2% target. But the big question remains:- How much will they ease up on interest rates?

Fed likely to cut key interest rate

Fed seen nearly as likely to cut rates by 50 bps as 25 bps

The Federal Reserve is nearly as likely to deliver an outsized interest-rate cut next week as a more-usual-sized reduction, trading in rate-futures contracts suggested on Friday, as financial markets priced in a bigger chance that the Fed will move more aggressively.

MarketWatch on MSN · 13h

Bets on a big Fed rate cut just won’t die. The stakes are high for the stock market.

The Federal Reserve is virtually certain to deliver an interest rate cut when it concludes its policy meeting on Wednesday, but the size of that cut remains far from certain. Fed-funds futures traders have priced in a knife-edge decision between a standard cut of 25 basis points or an outsize move of 50 basis points.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

The Fed’s Rate-Cut Dilemma: Start Big or Small?

That the Fed will cut rates at its meeting next week is all but settled. But how much is shaping up to be a close call.

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The Fed needs to 'start getting out of the way' and deliver a big rate cut next week, famed economist Claudia Sahm says

Sahm reiterated that her namesake rule is flashing a false signal because the jump in unemployment was driven by an increase ...

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Prospect of steeper Fed cuts boosts stocks, drives record gold prices

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday and gold continued to hit record highs as investors looked to whether the Federal Reserve ...

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Interest Rates and the Fed: What to Expect Through the Rest of 2024

Investors expect the Federal Reserve to enact its first cut of this interest-rate cycle next week—but aren't quite sure if it ...

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Why Japan is one of the only countries that isn't fed up with housing costs

Some experts have pointed to Japan, where housing costs are lower than peer countries, as a potential model for solutions the ...

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Gold’s an ‘all-weather hedge against whatever happens next’ as Fed decision nears

Gold’s latest rally to record highs comes ahead of expected Federal Reserve rate cuts. It also could be an “all-weather hedge ...

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Mejor semana 2024 para acciones ante probabilidad recorte de Fed

Operadores de Wall Street reavivaron las perspectivas de un recorte de tasas de medio punto de la Reserva Federal la próxima ...

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6 Wall Street experts share why investors could be overestimating how much the Fed will cut rates after August's inflation report

Core CPI came in hot in August, and many on Wall Street think rate-cut expectations are too high.

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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq book biggest weekly jump of 2024 ahead of Fed meeting

As Boeing Co.’s stock took another downturn on Friday after some workers voted to go on strike, bondholders were taking the ...

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