Fed rate cuts are coming too late to fend off a US recession, research firm says

Even if the Fed cuts in September, history shows that recessions can still occur during easing cycles, BCA's Peter Berezin wrote. Read More

Most Federal Reserve officials favor rate cut in September if inflation cools, minutes reveal

Former President Donald Trump has argued that the Fed shouldn’t cut ... even give some hint about how many rate cuts could happen this year. When he held a news conference after last month’s ... Read More

‘The first cut is the deepest’ may hold true for Fed interest-rate cuts, too

Cat Stevens may ... s comments as they try to figure out the central bank’s outlook for the U.S. economy, and whether the Fed will begin cutting interest rates at its next meeting in September. Read More

Fed Minutes Show a Cut ‘Likely’ to Come in September

That leaves the Fed primed to cut ... country’s economy in the long term, even if those incur temporary pain. But that does not keep politicians from talking about the Fed. While President ... Read More

Markets Forecast A September Interest Rate Cut, The Question Is How Big

The Employment Situation Report for August will be released on September 6 and may prove more decisive. Here the employment rate ... even trigger a U.S. recession on some metrics. However some ... Read More

Top Fed official says he’s open to a rate cut in September because the central bank can’t ‘afford to be late’

At the same time, the unemployment rate jumped to 4.3% in July, with the U.S ... cut rates is risky. Cutting rates too soon could trigger inflation, while waiting could potentially slow the economy. Read More

Fed's Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to shed light on rate cut timing

Powell is widely expected to use the speech to provide some hints about the timing of interest-rate cuts and where the Fed sees the economy ... said a rate cut is possible in September if price ... Read More

The Market’s Rate-Cut Obsession Is Over. Now the Economy Is Its Main Focus.

Following today’s update on jobless claims, odds of a 50 basis point interest-rate cut in September ... economy. We’ll see if that changes after next week’s consumer price index. A "too ... Read More

Upcoming Retail Sales Report May Force Fed’s Hand on September Rate Cut

A rate cut could potentially stimulate the economy by lowering ... the central bank’s strategy. Today’s retail sales report may prove pivotal in shaping the Fed’s September decision. Read More

Is the U.S. headed for a recession? Here's what the experts say.

Goldman cited the jump in the unemployment rate, noting that "even such a modest increase has been a reliable recession indicator in postwar U.S ... the economy, causing businesses to cut jobs ... Read More

Fed steaming toward September rate cut, minutes from meeting show

Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group, said "the Fed minutes removed all doubt about a September rate cut." He added that "the Fed's communication ... "It may not be too heavy ... Read More

Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool

Former President Donald Trump has argued that the Fed shouldn’t cut ... even give some hint about how many rate cuts could happen this year. When he held a news conference after last month’s ... Read More