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

Fed seen poised to cut rates this month, debate 2025 pause
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir CHICAGO/PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials appear on track to cut interest rates this month after data showed the U.S. labor market remained strong but continued to cool in November,
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
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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 Leans Toward A December Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Open Market Committee is most likely to cut interest rates again to 4.25% to 4.5% on December 18 according to fixed income markets.
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.
Hammack Says Fed ‘At or Near’ Point of Slowing Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said policymakers are “at or near” the point where the central bank should slow the pace of interest-rate reductions, citing a strong economy and still-elevated inflation.
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Cleveland Fed’s Hammack Says It May Be Time to Slow Rate Cuts
Inflation, economic growth and the labor market have remained stronger than Hammack and her colleagues expected in September, the Fed official said.
Fed 'At or Near' Point of Slowing Rates, Says Hammack
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said policymakers are "at or near the point where it makes sense to slow the pace of rate reductions," citing a strong economy and still-elevated inflation.
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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