Markets No Longer View the December Rate Cut as a Sure Bet, with Fed Officials Casting Doubts

Markets no longer view the December rate cut as a sure bet, with Fed officials casting doubts

Fed Chair Jerome Powell wasn't kidding a couple weeks ago when he said a December rate cut wasn't in the bag.

Fading chance of December interest rate cut sends stocks tumbling

A split among Federal Reserve officials has added to uncertainty over next month's rate decision.

Odds of Fed rate cut in December on knife’s edge as hawks, doves face off

Market odds for December drop to 55 per cent

Hopes for a December rate cut are fading fast despite labor fears—Jerome Powell will have his work cut out attempting to unite the Fed

Weaker labor market data should be building the case for Powell to post a cut—and yet expectations are leaning toward the hawkish.

Markets rethink December rate cut amid Fed doubts

The post Markets rethink December rate cut amid Fed doubts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on Oct. 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wasn’t kidding a couple weeks ago when he said a December rate cut wasn’t in the bag. Recent remarks from Po…

Odds of Fed rate cut in December on knife's edge as hawks, doves face off

The unusually blunt remarks from Collins, who voted for both of the Fed's rate cuts this year, suggest deepening divisions at the U.S. central bank