Is the Federal Reserve Running Out of Reasons To Cut Interest Rates?
Key Takeaways Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to cut the central bank's key interest rate next week even as some measures of inflation are still well above the Fed's goal of a 2% annual rate.
Fed Leans Toward A December Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Open Market Committee is most likely to cut interest rates again on December 18 to 4.25% to 4.5%, according to fixed income markets.
Interest Rate Forecast: How Much More Will the Fed Cut?
According to CME FedWatch, a popular interest-rate probability tracker, there’s an 88% chance of a 25-point rate cut. A similar tool from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta predicts a rate cut of that size is 80% likely. The tools predict a 14% and 18% likelihood, respectively, that rates will remain unchanged.
Inflation ticked up again in November. Will the Fed cut rates next week?
Inflation is moving in the wrong direction. U.S. inflation picked up for a second straight month in November on a rise in food and gasoline prices, underscoring that the final stretch of the Federal Reserve's two-year battle against sharply rising prices has become more challenging.
US inflation likely edged up last month, though not enough to deter another Fed rate cut
Annual inflation in the United States may have ticked up last month in a sign that price increases remain elevated even though they have plummeted from their painful levels two years ago
Rise In November Consumer Inflation Is Not Going To Stop Fed Rate Cuts
Consumer inflation accelerated in November 2024 to 2.7% from 2.6% and core CPI was sticky 3.3%. However, a December 18 Fed rate cut still looks like a sure thing.
Chances of Fed rate cut rise despite higher November inflation report
The market sees the probability of another 25 basis point interest rate cut at next week's Federal Reserve meeting as rising despite inflation ticking higher in November.
Inflation Rose in November, But Not Enough to Stop Another Rate Cut
The Fed will meet next week, and the mild uptick is not expected to derail an anticipated quarter-point reduction in interest rates.
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