Fed officials debate rate cuts amid economic concerns and political pressure
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Two Fed officials dissented from holding rates steady, citing signs of labor market weakness and increased risks, which has led to heightened expectations of a rate cut at the upcoming Fed meeting amid weak jobs data and falling bond yields.
- Alarming jobs report makes potent case for the Fed to cut interest rates Axios
- Fed governors Bowman, Waller explain their dissents, say waiting to cut rates threatens economy CNBC
- Fed Dissenters Defend Call for July Rate Cut as Trump Intensifies Attacks on Powell The New York Times
- Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades The Hill
- Powell didn’t just refuse to deliver a rate cut—he also hinted a raise could have been on the cards Fortune
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