11/12/2025

Feds Expected to Cut Rates Again in December, Most Economists Believe

The action is tied to a weakening job market

The U.S. Federal Reserve will again lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points next month to underpin a weakening labor market, according to 80 percent of economists polled by Reuters, up slightly from a poll taken last month.

That strengthening resolve contrasts with the clear disagreement among Federal Open Market Committee members on whether the economy needs another reduction this year, especially in the absence of key official data during the longest-ever government shutdown.

Following a quarter percentage-point cut last month, which drew rare dissent in two directions, Chair Jerome Powell warned that a December reduction was not a foregone conclusion.

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