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Fed Pauses Rate Cuts, Holds Benchmark at 3.50%–3.75% in 10–2 Vote

The decision underscores the Fed’s data-dependent stance under intensifying scrutiny over its independence.

State Financial Officers Warn as White House Pressure on Fed Escalates

Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Bowman Flags Job-Market Risks; ECB Steady, BOJ Hints at Earlier Tightening

Australia Backs RBA Governor’s Solidarity With Powell as Global Central Bankers Defend Independence

RBA Downplays Soft CPI, Says Rate Cuts Unlikely Before Q4 Inflation Test

Fed Officials Split on 2026 Rate Path, With Cautious Pause Opposed by Miran’s Call for 100+ bp Cuts

BOJ’s Ueda Signals Readiness for More Rate Hikes as Wage–Price Cycle Firms

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Over Next Moves After December Rate Cut

BOJ Summary Signals Further Hikes as Policy Remains Far From Neutral

New Zealand GDP Rebounds 1.1% in Q3 After Deeper Q2 Contraction

Peru Signals October GDP Near 4% on Primary-Sector Jump as Markets Eye BCRP Succession

Trump Puts Warsh and Hassett at Top of Fed Chair Shortlist, Seeks Say on Rates

Bank of England Says Reeves’s Budget Will Trim Inflation by Up to 0.5 Point From Mid-2026

Euro-Area Inflation Ticks Up to 2.2% as ECB Stays Patient

ECB Signals No Hurry to Cut Rates as Markets Price Out December Easing

Fed Rift Deepens as Miran Urges 50‑bp December Cut While Economists Lean to 25‑bp

BOJ Signals Rising Support for Near-Term Rate Hike in October Meeting Summary

Gold Rebounds on Softer Dollar as Rate-Cut Bets Firm, Still 8% Below October Peak

Cleveland Fed’s Hammack Pushes Back on Further Rate Cuts, Citing Persistent Inflation

Bank of England’s Pill Urges Slower Rate Cuts as Inflation Proves Sticky