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The Federal Reserve Cuts Rates With Inflation Still Hot. Is Political Pressure Winning?

When the Federal Reserve is concerned about inflation, it increases the federal funds rate. Despite expressing such concerns, the Fed lowered it.

Reason

Trump administration asks supreme court to allow firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook

Request sets stage for historic test of presidential power as Trump pursues greater control of the Federal Reserve

The Guardian - US

Fed meeting hints at new future of the central bank

The dissent at the Federal Reserve this week shows its future does not look like its past.

Axios

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Markets got what they wanted from Powell with a Fed rate cut and they're still not happy

Jerome Powell delivered a 25bps rate cut, but Wall Street’s muted reaction reflects concern it was a risk move on jobs, not confidence.

Fortune

Stocks Rally Before the Open After Fed Rate Cut With More Easing Ahead

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.84%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +1.10% this morning, pointing to a sharply higher open on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since December and signaled more reductions could follow soon.

Barchart

Euro holds at 4-year highs, European equities soar on Fed's dovish cut

European stocks rallied on Thursday after the Fed cut rates to 4.00%–4.25% and signalled more easing. Markets cheered the dovish tone, boosting equities across the eurozone, with tech and bank shares leading the gains.

Euronews

The Federal Reserve’s independence is about to be tested like never before

Donald Trump wants drastic rate cuts – and his campaign to exert greater political control over the Fed continues

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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate for the first time this year

Fed officials, in a set of projections also released on Wednesday, signalled that they expect to reduce their key rate twice more this year, but just once in 2026.

Euronews

Asian shares mostly climb after US stocks remained near record levels following the Fed's rate cut

Asian shares, led by tech stocks, are mostly higher after Wall Street indexes a day earlier churned between gains and losses but ultimately remained near record levels following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its main interest rate

The Independent UK

Asian Markets Fluctuate After Fed Cuts Interest Rates

Equities wavered in Asia on Thursday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates but left investors wondering how many more cuts were in the pipeline despite boss Jerome Powell warning about the struggling jobs market.

International Business Times

Jerome Powell on signs of an AI bubble and an economy leaning too hard on the rich: ‘Unusually large amounts of economic activity'

“[Spending] may well be skewed toward higher-earning consumers,” Powell said. “There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence to suggest that.”

Fortune

Jerome Powell says the Gen Z hiring nightmare is real: 'Kids coming out of college...are having a hard time finding jobs’

"You've got a low firing, low hiring environment" in the economy right now. When asked if it's AI, Powell shrugged: "there may be something there."

Fortune

Powell isn’t being subtle about Trump, immigration and the employment disaster: ‘The supply of workers has obviously come way down’

"There’s very little growth, if any, in the supply of workers. And at the same time, demand for workers has also come down quite sharply," the Fed chair said.

Fortune

Markets expected the rate cut, but the ‘real surprise’ is the Fed’s opinion on the current state of the economy, quant CEO says

The Federal Reserve’s policy setup is “bullish for bonds, bearish for the dollar, and neutral for equities in the near term," according to TIAA Wealth Management’s chief investment officer.

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Jerome Powell warns there's 'no risk-free path' to avoid stagflation: 'We have a situation where we have two-sided risk'

The Fed chair kept remarking on the current fix he's in, calling it "quite an unusual situation."

Benzinga

Tech Stocks Surge As Fed Cuts Rates, Powell Signals More Easing Ahead

Tech stocks rallied Wednesday after the Federal Reserve delivered a 25-basis-point rate cut and Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled more easing could be coming — a shift partly driven by a cooling labor market and growing downside risks to employment.

Kiplinger

Dow Hits New Intraday High on Fed Day: Stock Market Today

Not even the most important stock in the world could keep the oldest equity index down on a significant day for markets.

Axios

Fed cuts rates 0.25 point, reacting to weak job numbers

With Trump clamoring for cheaper money, Fed policymakers delivered the first rate cut of the year.

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The Guardian - US

Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for first time since December

Central bank moves to set rates at range between 4 and 4.25% but decision unlikely to satisfy Donald Trump

Al Jazeera

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time since December

The central bank’s widely-expected 0.25% cut comes amid a cooling labour market, which has stalled economic growth.

The Independent UK

Jerome Powell finally does it: Federal Reserve cuts interest rates a quarter of a percent

The rate cut comes as Trump stages an unprecedented assault on independence of the Federal Reserve

Fortune

Amid weak hiring and White House attacks, the Fed lowers rates—its first move in 2025 and a test of Powell’s independence

Stephen Miran, Trump’s pick to join the Fed, dissented against the group, voting in favor of the stronger half-point cut.

The Guardian - US

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter point, for first time in nearly a year – as it happened

Rates now stand at a range of 4% to 4.25% as reduction comes amid concern of political pressure on independent central bank from Trump

Barchart

How Gold, Grains, the U.S. Dollar, and Other Futures Markets Could React to the Fed Meeting Today

Traders are largely expecting the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee to lower the Fed funds rate trading range by 25 basis points.

Benzinga

History Warns: S&P 500 Often Slips After Fed Rate Cuts

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates by 25 basis points later on Wednesday, bringing the federal funds target to 4.00%-4.25%—a policy shift that, while highly anticipated, may offer little fuel to a stock market already trading at all-time highs if history is any guide.

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