Powell Signals Caution Amid Rising Economic and Political Risks
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led a nearly unanimous decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points amid economic uncertainties and political pressures, highlighting divisions within the Fed about future rate cuts and the challenges of balancing inflation and employment mandates.
- Powell Rallies Fed Colleagues as Economic, Political Risks Grow Bloomberg.com
- Fed rate cut as it happened: Powell says immigration weighing on labor market Reuters
- Fed Officials Mostly Expect Inflation Uptick to be ‘Short-Lived’ Barron's
- ‘There’s No Risk-Free Path’ in Monetary Policy, Says Powell The Wall Street Journal
- Powell isn’t being subtle about Trump, immigration and the employment disaster Fortune
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