Us Monetary Policy

The president wants someone who will pursue lower interest rates—and who’s credible enough to actually deliver them.

Officials, who are meeting this week, are divided over when the inflation data will justify further reductions.

The Federal Reserve’s next moves on the size of its balance sheet could matter for banks as much or more than its decisions on rate cuts.

The minutes cover the Fed’s Sept. 16-17 policy meeting, where officials lowered rates by a quarter percentage point and signaled two more cuts by year-end.

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Recent speeches by Fed officials suggest a deepening divide over the future path of rate cuts.

Fed rate cuts affect your investments in several ways but aren't a reason to overhaul your portfolio entirely. Some tweaks at the margin are all you need.

The president’s intention to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook could give him sway over the central bank’s rate-setting power.

The US central bank plans to reduce its pace of quantitative tightening. Don’t read too much into this. It’s not about an economic weakness. Rather, it looks like liquidity management to prevent a scramble among banks that could result in an interest rate spike.

Slowing its balance-sheet runoff means the Fed will buy more Treasuries. But don’t look for any big downdraft in yields.