Dec. Rate Cut in Doubt
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What should the Fed do to fight high inflation while preventing the job market from collapsing? Ask its 12 leaders and you'll get 12 different answers.
What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy’s health and whether stubborn inflation or weak hiring represent a bigger threat.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's mammoth fiscal legislation will boost economic growth next year, but the impact will be partially undercut by Federal Reserve interest rates kept higher than they would be otherwise, a former top Fed researcher concluded in a new analysis.
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Philip Jefferson offered a case study in the central bank’s predicament Monday, acknowledging the risk of stubborn inflation and weaker employment conditions—dueling threats that call for opposing prescriptions.
The Federal Reserve's new approach to monetary policy means a low unemployment rate on its own doesn't warrant higher interest rates, a "robust" change meant to acknowledge the economy is different than that of textbook models,
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While private surveys have pointed to a softening labour market, hawkish remarks from most Fed policymakers have dampened expectations of an interest rate cut in December. In a bright spot, Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding surged nearly 6% after reporting late stage trial results for its breast cancer pill giredestrant.