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Takeaways: Powell says the Fed has delivered enough rate cuts for now

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates again in a continued effort to keep the labor market intact, despite objections from several key Fed officials who believe the central bank should be prioritizing the higher cost of living instead.

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Watch live: Powell gives remarks as Fed announces final interest rate cut of 2025

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Powell's Fed Just Cut Rates Again -- But the Real Shock Is What Happens Next

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Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell Press Conference

The Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision is due at 2 p.m. ET.

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Markets News, Dec. 10, 2025: Stocks Surge After Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates; S&P 500 Just Misses New Closing Record

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WATCH: Powell holds news briefing after Fed decision to cut interest rates

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell says US may be drastically overstating jobs numbers

Powell said that Fed staffers believe federal data could be overstating job creation by up to 60,000 jobs a month—which suggests the jobs market might be shrinking.

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Powell declines to weigh in on potential successors as Trump eyes next Fed chair

Jerome Powell refused to comment on President Donald Trump's search for his Federal Reserve replacement, saying the process doesn't affect his current chair role.

Powell bets big on productivity boost rescuing boxed-in Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admitted on Wednesday that there is still no "risk-free" path for the central bank as it seeks to bring down stubbornly high inflation while also supporting an increasingly creaky labor market.

‘Silent Dissents’ Reveal Growing Fed Resistance to Powell’s Cuts

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed dissenting votes against Wednesday’s decision to lower interest rates again, but a slew of finer details from the meeting revealed just how divided the central bank has become.

Powell says rates are close to neutral and Fed well-positioned to wait for data

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the three rate cuts this year have put the central bank's benchmark interest rate closer to a "neutral" level, meaning it is neither boosting nor holding back the economy.

Fed Meeting Today: Central Bankers Can't 'Do Two Things At Once,' Powell Said

The Federal Reserve cut its influential fed funds rate this afternoon for the third time in as many meetings. Follow along with our live coverage of the Fed meeting.

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Jerome Powell Worried About New ‘K-Shaped’ Economy

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has expressed concern over the so-called "K-shaped" economy the U.S. is experiencing.

Powell’s legacy as Fed chief? He wants to be known for these two things.

Jerome Powell only has a five months left as Fed chair, but he hopes to leave a simple legacy. "My legacy? I really want to turn this job over to whoever replaces me with the economy in really good shape.