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News articleYahoo Finance· December 6, 2025
Powell on Track for Fed Rate Cut Despite Some Dissent
View original at finance.yahoo.comPowell on Track for Fed Rate Cut Despite Some Dissent Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to push through another quarter-point interest-rate cut this week despite growing unease among fellow policymakers that inflation remains too high…
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If Powell leans hawkish at the news conference to appease hawkish regional Fed presidents, will it even matter anymore? The next Fed chair could join the board as soon as February, rendering Powell essentially a lame duck for the last few months of his chairmanship
80% confidenceEconomists expect the Fed to take a break after this cut before two more reductions in 2026, in March and September
80% confidence2.25% is 'about the right level' as long as economic and inflation forecasts materialize
80% confidenceHe saw room for a reduction in the 'near term'
80% confidence