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

With policy near neutral, leaders want clearer readings after shutdown-hit data.

Florida Consumer Sentiment Edges Higher in December, Still Trails Start of 2025

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Over Next Moves After December Rate Cut

U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls Again to 89.1 as Present Conditions Slump

Trump Sets Litmus Test for Next Fed Chair as Hassett Leads Contender Field

California Home Sales Hit Three-Year High as Prices Cool, Bay Area Leads Declines

U.S. Job Openings Hold Near 7.7 Million in Delayed October JOLTS Report

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

Fed Governor Stephen Miran Urges Rapid, Large Rate Cuts to Reach Neutral

Retail’s Split Deepens as Value Chains Gain and Discretionary Retailers Struggle

Fed Split Deepens as Waller Backs December Cut and Jefferson Urges Caution

Bank of America: Nearly One in Four U.S. Households Lived Paycheck to Paycheck in 2025

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

Treasury Freezes Coupon Auction Sizes for Several Quarters as Financing Tilts to Bills

Fed Split Deepens on December Rate Path as Treasury Cites Housing Recession

Fed Minutes Lay Bare Split on Pace of Rate Cuts as Slim Majority Signals More Easing in 2025

Consumers Turn More Cautious as NY Fed Survey Shows Higher Inflation Expectations and Job-Market Jitters

S&P 500, Dow Close at Records as Nasdaq Slips in Choppy Trade

U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls to Five-Month Low as Job Market Views Worsen

Fed's Bowman Calls for Proactive Rate Cuts and Overhaul of Balance Sheet, SRF