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A Fed Rate Cut Looks More Likely. The Question Is When and by How Much

From bnnbloomberg.ca

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues face three decisions when it comes to reducing interest rates: whether to do it, when to do it, and by how much. Fed watchers say an unexpectedly weak reading on the U.S. jobs market in May makes it increasingly likely that the central bank will lower rates this year -- in spite of President Donald Trump’s decision late Friday to call off his threatened tariffs on Mexico. What’s less certain is when the Fed will act and how big any cut will be -- a more traditional 25 basis point move or a bolder, 50 basis point reduction designed to get a bigger bang for the ... (full story)

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