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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.

Rick Rieder Emerges as Market Front-Runner for Fed Chair After Reported Oval Office Interview

Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Powell’s News Conference Becomes the Market Focus

Record $74.6 Billion Draw on Fed’s Standing Repo Facility Caps Year-End Funding Crunch

Copper Tops $12,000 a Tonne for First Time as Supply Squeeze Intensifies

Trump Narrows Fed Chair Search to Four as Waller Draws Praise in White House Interview

November Inflation Cools to 2.7% as Fed Flags Shutdown-Linked Data Distortions

Wall Street Extends Rally as Yen Weakens to One-Month Low After BOJ

Year-End Consumer Mood Diverges: UK, U.S. Tick Up as Germany Slides

Treasury Yields Nudge Higher After CPI Surprise as Markets Boost Odds of 2026 Fed Cuts

U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 4.6% as November Hiring Cools

Fed’s December Rate Cut Points to Smaller 2027 Social Security COLA

Fed To Restart T‑Bill Buying To Rebuild Reserves, Starting With About $40 Billion

Fed Cuts Rates for Third Straight Meeting, Signals Likely Pause

Oil Slips as Tanker Seizure and Caspian Strike Reframe Supply Risk

Fed Cuts Rates 25 Basis Points as Split Vote Signals Slower Easing

Markets Poised for Fed’s Third 25-Point Cut With Powell’s Tone in Focus

Fed Poised to Cut Rates by 25 Basis Points as Divisions Deepen Ahead of 2026 Outlook

New York Fed Survey Shows Financial Strain as Inflation Expectations Stay Elevated

Trump’s Fed Chair Search Narrows to Kevin Hassett as Markets React and Pushback Mounts