Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter-Point; Powell Cites Weakness in Jobs
September 17, 2025
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as posted by the channelFederal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and penciled in two more reductions this year following months of intense pressure from the White House to slash borrowing costs. Chair Jerome Powell pointed to growing signs of weakness in the labor market to explain why officials decided it was time to cut rates after holding them steady since December amid concerns over tariff-driven inflation. QI Research CEO and Chief Strategist Danielle DiMartino Booth joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the Fed's rate cut, why she thinks they should have cut by fifty basis points, signs of underlying weakness in the labor market, tension in the Fed's dual mandate, and more.
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