Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point with 2 More Cuts Expected in '25

New York, NY, September 18, 2025-"The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday and released economic projections that suggested two further rate cuts in 2025. Markets rallied before ending mixed,” according to the Wall Street Journal.

“Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in his comments starting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday that the central bank remains ‘squarely focused’ on balancing the risks to the economy from inflation and softening employment growth. He said the Fed remains ‘well positioned’ to respond to economic developments.

"‘This feels like the Fed breathing a sigh of relief that inflation isn't going to get any worse than they thought a few months ago,’ said Omair Sharif, an economist at Inflation Insights.

“Hope that the central bank will further lower borrowing costs to bolster the labor market has contributed to a run of U.S. stock records.

“Stephen Miran, who was sworn in as a Fed governor this week after being appointed by President Trump to fill a vacancy, was the sole dissenter to the quarter-point rate-cut decision. He wanted a half-point cut. Powell said there ‘wasn't widespread support’ for that option.”