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The Latest Breaking News from the Federal Reserve

Scott Bessent said Trump could announce a new Fed chair 'before Christmas': Here's what you need to know about the leading candidates

What to know about Fed candidates Kevin Hassett, Kevin Warsh, Chris Waller and Rick Rieder.

Fortune

Trump demands Fed listen to him as he lines up new leader: ‘I’m a smart voice’

Ex-Fed governor Kevin Warsh is at top of his list to succeed Powell as central bank’s chair, president says in interview

The Guardian - US

House Republicans release last-minute healthcare plan; TSA defends sharing traveler names with ICE - as it happened

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Friday essay: experts are predicting a stock market crash – what does 1929 have to teach us?

Winston Churchill has just arrived in New York City. It is October 6 1929. Travelling with several members of his family, the British statesman checks into the Plaza Hotel, synonymous with wealth and celebrity – and certainly not cheap. But that’s no concern for Churchill: the cost of his stay…

The Conversation

Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate

“Since this rate cut was no surprise, the markets have taken it in stride,” 43-year mortgage industry veteran Melissa Cohn told Fortune.

Fortune

How Inflation Actually Affects Your Money

Inflation is a word you hear all the time. However, many people don't fully understand how it works or how it impacts their daily lives.

GOBankingRates

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Oracle Dents Sentiment After Fed Cut

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are down -0.35%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -0.65% this morning as Oracle rekindled worries about the massive spending tied to artificial intelligence, overshadowing optimism over the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate cut.

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FTSE 100 Live 11 December: Index firm despite tech jitters, Drax plans data centre

Tech stocks and Bitcoin were under pressure today after Oracle Corp results soured the mood in the wake of last night’s US interest rate cut.

Evening Standard

The Top 3 Investment Themes That Will Dominate 2026

Investors are shifting focus to the companies building the physical economy and providing essential power while offering significant value for the future.

MarketBeat

The Fed cut rates for third time this year. Here’s what it means for mortgages

‘The Fed looks in the rearview mirror, and we are looking at the front windshield,’ a mortgage expert told The Independent

The Independent UK

What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years

The Independent UK

‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger

Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve will likely deliver its final cut of the year on Wednesday. But Claudia Sahm is already looking ahead.

Fortune

Federal Reserve likely to cut rates, may signal just one more reduction next year

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly reduce its key interest rate Wednesday, but the bigger question for financial markets and the economy is what signals Chair Jerome Powell may send regarding the central bank’s next steps

The Independent UK

‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy

The latest JOLTS report shows hiring stuck at 3.2% and quits falling again as the Fed prepares to cut rates.

Fortune

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The Independent UK

Fed likely to lower borrowing costs this week, but follow-up rate cuts face longer odds

The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third straight interest rate cut

Benzinga

Anthony Pompliano Says US Is Entering 'Deflationary Boom' Fueled By AI, Robotics, Demographics Which Are Forcing Fed's Hand On Rate Cuts

Investor Anthony Pompliano warned that the U.S. economy is being reshaped by a series of powerful deflationary forces, with technological advances and demographic trends converging in ways that are ultimately pushing the Federal Reserve towards lower interest rates.

Kiplinger

December Fed Meeting: Updates and Commentary

The December Fed meeting is one of the last key economic events of 2025, with Wall Street closely watching what Chair Powell & Co. will do about interest rates.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court appears set to back Trump on FTC firing in major expansion of power

Conservative justices seem to signal support for president over move to fire Democrat Rebecca Slaughter in March

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Roll Call

Supreme Court sounds open to presidential firing of agency officials - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to give presidents more power to remove officials from the FTC and similar agencies.

Benzinga

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Pare Losses, S&P 500, Nasdaq Gain— Carvana, Confluent, Toll Brothers In Focus (UPDATED)

Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs and the headline were updated in the story.

Benzinga

Kevin O'Leary Says Inflation Is 'Hidden Tax,' Warns Cutting Rates Would Risk 'Policy Disaster'

Investor Kevin O’Leary warned that inflation remains a greater threat to the U.S. economy than the financial markets want to admit, while arguing that aggressive political pressure on the Federal Reserve risks undermining the country's global credibility.

The Independent UK

Asian shares are mixed ahead of Fed interest rate decision

Shares are mixed in Asia as investors tread cautiously ahead of an interest rate decision this week by the Federal Reserve

Benzinga

Where Labor Data Goes, FED Should Shortly Follow

If the Federal Reserve needed any encouragement toward easing, the latest ADP numbers are pushing in that direction. Instead of modest job gains, private employers shed 32,000 positions in November, with pay growth cooling to 4.4% year over year.

Benzinga

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Pare Losses As Investors Await Fed's Preferred Inflation Data— Netflix Inks $82.7B Deal For Warner Bros (UPDATED)

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, stock prices, the lede, and the headline were updated in the story.)

The Independent UK

US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since September 2022

The U.S. job market appears stuck in a ‘low-hire, low-fire’ state that has left those out of work struggling to find a new job

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