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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve will be someone who believes in lower interest rates "by a lot."
The person picked to replace Jerome H. Powell will be thrust into a credibility problem that will be difficult to escape.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller backed further interest-rate cuts to get the central bank’s setting back to neutral, while saying policymakers need not rush to do so.
While only two official dissenters opposed the December rate cut, dot plot projections reveal that six Fed members, including four “silent dissenters,” were against easing.
The Fed said it would begin making reserve management purchases last week. The move to load up Treasurys has important implications for markets.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Wednesday that the U.S. central bank still has room to cut interest rates amid concerns that the job market has softened. “I still think we're probably,
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has said that “phantom inflation” is distorting the US central bank’s decision-making and causing it to keep interest rates too high.
The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates for a third time in 2025. What's next for borrowers and consumers?
"Bitcoin falling alongside Fed funds," McGlone wrote on X. “Since the Fed cut 25 basis points on September 17, bitcoin has dropped almost 25%. Is it the start of post-inflation deflation or just a dip in the uptrend? My bias is the former.”
Treasuries pared declines after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who’s under consideration to become chair of the central bank, reiterated his dovish views on US interest rates.