Fed seen on course for Jun. start to 2025 rate cuts

Fed rate cut bets won't be cemented by soft inflation data
The Federal Reserve will likely need a lot more data, and a few more months, to clarify its growth and inflation forecasts and set the path for future rate moves as the impact of tariff and trade uncertainty continues to echo through the world's biggest economy and beyond.
Cooler inflation paves way for Fed to resume rate cuts in June
Cooler inflation last month leaves the door open for the Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates by mid-year, but the central bank remains worried that U.S. tariff hikes could rekindle price pressures,
Fed Expected to Cut Rates Twice This Year, Starting in September
The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady through the first half of the year, before delivering two reductions beginning in September, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Fed rate cuts could ward off a serious recession, Jim Cramer says
"We're most likely not going to go into a serious recession, because the Fed can take action to prevent that," he said. "And even if the Fed does nothing, the market can recover once all of this tariff stuff is behind us — and it will be behind us at some point.
Fed seen on course for June start to 2025 rate cuts after data
The Federal Reserve is seen restarting interest-rate cuts in June, traders bet on Tuesday, as government data showed U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly flat last month and weekly jobless claims fell.

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Inflation May Prevent the Fed From Fending Off a Recession
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With uncertainty comes growing economic risk for the Fed to weigh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, he has imposed biting new tariffs, with more ...
Inflation slowed slightly to 2.8% in February ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
The Labor Department on Wednesday released the consumer price index for February, which found inflation was 2.8%, slower than ...
Inflation Eased Slightly in January, Fed’s Preferred Gauge Showed
The central bank’s preferred inflation measure, released on Friday, climbed 2.5 percent in January from a year earlier, ...
Stock Market Sell-Off: Will the Federal Reserve Soon Step in With Interest Rate Cuts?
Things have gone from bad to worse in a hurry on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) joining the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) in correction territory on Thursday. Despite a ...
NY Fed: Worry over outlook increases amid stable inflation expectations
Americans grew more worried about the economic outlook in February even as their expectations of the future path of inflation ...
February US wholesale prices unchanged showing inflation easing, though trade wars threaten trend
U.S. wholesale inflation decelerated last month, suggesting that price pressures are easing for now. But the progress may not ...