Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter-Point; Powell Cites Weakness in Jobs

Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter-Point; Powell Cites Weakness in Jobs

Federal 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...

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