Powell Warns The Fed Faces a 'Challenging' Situation in Setting Interest Rates
Yahoo Finance·2025-09-24 04:25
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The Fed continues to emphasize that it currently has no "risk-free" path. Key Takeaways Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the economy is pulling the central bank's policy in two different directions, as the job market weakens while inflation remains elevated. The central bank has started cutting interest rates, but could change its strategy if inflation gets worse. Two other Fed policymakers spoke Tuesday, with one advocating for gradual rate cuts and the other for more dec ...