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Fed's Schmid: Inflation risks remain, economy still showing momentum
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kansas City Fed president Jeffrey Schmid said on Friday that he dissented against cutting interest rates this week out of concern that continued high inflation and signs of price pressures spreading in the economy could raise doubts about the central bank's commitment to its 2% inflation target.

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Fed reduces interest rate by a quarter point, Powell says December cut not guaranteed
Interest rates should continue their downward journey on Oct. 29, as most forecasters expect the Federal Reserve to order another quarter-point cut to the benchmark federal funds rate.

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Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate Yet Powell Says Future Reductions Are Not Locked In
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Many money market bank accounts at FDIC-insured banks were offering rates of between 3.40% and 4.25% ahead of the Fed meeting, according to Bankrate data.

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Fed cuts interest rates by 25 basis points as new opposition to easing emerges
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Fed hawks blast rate cut, say US inflation is too high

Two regional Federal Reserve bank presidents on Friday aired their disagreement with the U.S. central bank's decision to cut interest rates this week, saying the labor market doesn't need the support and inflation is too high to warrant such a move.

Powell gives a bad news/good news view of inflation

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said inflation is not far from the central bank’s 2% goal if higher U.S. tariffs are removed from the equation. “You see goods prices increasing. That’s moving inflation up,” Powell said.

ECB Mustn’t Overreact to 2028 Inflation Forecasts, Kazaks Says

The European Central Bank must be careful in interpreting the inflation projections it will receive in December and avoid erratic policy decisions, according to Governing Council member Martins Kazaks.
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Slow wage growth, falling rents are keeping the pressure on rising inflation

Measuring inflation without government data is difficult right now, but there other indicators of where prices are and where they are headed.

How can Fed cut rates with inflation stuck near 3%?

The Federal Reserve is widely seen to be willing to cut rates even though inflation is stuck near 3% and not showing much signs of moderating. The reason is that even with the cut, most Fed officials
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