Strong December job growth points to fewer Fed interest-rate cuts
Employers added 256,000 jobs in December, blowing past economists' expectations and signaling that the job market remains resilient in the face of still-high borrowing rates and stickier-than-expected inflation.
Strong December Jobs Report Kills Chances Of A January Fed Rate Cut
Before the strong December jobs report was released, the odds were already low for an interest rate cut in the next Federal Reserve decision on January 29.
Surprising December jobs growth is denting chances of a first-half Fed rate cut
Friday’s unexpectedly big increase in December nonfarm payrolls was leading to a reduced market-based likelihood for any rate cut by the Federal Reserve until September, based on one method of calculating expectations — and one big bank sees the risks tilting toward a rate hike.
Traders expect Fed to cut rates just once in 2025
Federal Reserve policymakers got fresh reasons to hold short-term borrowing costs steady after government data signaled renewed strength in the U.S. job market, with traders now betting the U.S. central bank will wait until June to cut interest rates again and end its rate-cutting cycle there.
December Jobs Report: Busting The Fed's Labor Market Assessment
US job growth surged in December, surpassing expectations. The services sector drove gains, but wage growth slightly slowed. Click for more on the December jobs report.
December’s Blowout Jobs Report Signals a Fed Pause
Soaring payroll growth and low unemployment in December are more than likely to keep the Federal Reserve from cutti
Fed seen cutting policy rate just once in 2025 as job growth surges
Traders on Friday bet the Federal Reserve will wait until at least June to reduce its policy rate, and end its rate-cutting cycle there after government data showed employers added far more jobs than expected in December.
Top Fed official backs new rate cuts even if Trump tariffs materialize
A top policymaker at the US Federal Reserve says that he still supports reducing interest rates this year, despite elevated inflation and the prospect of widespread tariffs.
Traders Grow More Certain of No Fed Rate Cut in January
The odds of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve are getting slimmer by the day. Markets are pricing in a 95% chance that the Fed keeps borrowing costs unchanged at its Jan. 30 decision. That’s up from 94% yesterday,
Why two Fed officials doubt the need for many more rate cuts
Two top Federal Reserve officials on Thursday questioned the need for many more interest rate cuts. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman and Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid both said the 100 basis points in rate cuts since September has brought the Fed’s benchmark rate down to “neutral,” where it neither dampens or boosts demand.
If the Fed pauses rate cuts in January, it might be because of Trump, Fed minutes show
Fed releases minutes from its December meeting, where its policymakers signaled a slower pace of interest-rate cuts in 2025.
BofA bets on a potential Fed rate hike after jobs report, top Wall-St brokers revise forecasts
Top Wall-Street brokerages revised their Fed rate cut forecasts, after a blow-out U.S. jobs report on Friday, with BofA ...
The Fed Funds Market Is Not What It Used To Be
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Expectations for Fed to ease in 2025 have diminished, says Dynamic Economic Strategy CEO
John Silvia, founder and CEO of Dynamic Economic Strategy and former chief economist at Wells Fargo, comments on the state of ...
Fed's Schmid says central bank 'near' neutral interest rate level
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid signaled on Thursday a reluctance to cut interest rates again as the U.S.