US Fed slashes interest rates by 25 basis points amid weakening labor market
China DailyUS Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, US, November 7, 2024. WASHINGTON -- The US Federal Reserve on Thursday slashed interest rates by 25 basis points amid cooling inflation and a weakening labor market, marking the second rate cut in this easing cycle. Inflation has made progress toward the Committee's 2 percent objective but remains somewhat elevated," the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank's policy-setting body, said in a statement. At a press conference after the Fed's two-day policy meeting, Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted that inflation has eased significantly over the past two years, but core inflation remains somewhat elevated.