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"There are good reasons to think the Federal Reserve would be preparing to cut interest rates this week due to recent improvements on inflation—if not for the risk that tariffs pose to prices. -- Instead, Fed officials are on track to extend their wait-and-see posture on Wednesday. -- Fed officials at their meeting will be assessing how the economy handles the initial months of historically large tariff hikes. The last three months’ inflation readings have been mild. Still, officials are worried over how tariff announcements since March could disrupt what economists refer to as “inflation expectations.” ---- https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-meeting-interest-rate-cut-inflation-27bbf5cb

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"For the third time in his tenure, Powell is attempting the delicate maneuver of cutting rates not because a recession appears imminent, but rather to prevent one. His 2019 effort was interrupted by the pandemic before its effectiveness could be judged. Last year, the labor market steadied itself, but a decline in inflation stalled this year amid rising prices that could reflect the effects of large tariff increases by Trump." ---- https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-rate-cut-0df13920

"Officials are fractured over which poses the greater threat—persistent inflation or a sluggish labor market—and even a resumption of official economic data may not bridge the differences." ---- https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-fed-is-increasingly-torn-over-a-december-rate-cut-48a26aad

Fed’s Fractured Vote Signals Trouble for Future Rate Cuts President Trump wants lower rates and a new Fed chair. Wednesday’s divisions suggest one won’t guarantee the other.