In an Extraordinary Move, the Fed Just Cut Rates Without Access to Key Economic Data. What Does That Mean?

Even though they had no access to hard economic data due to the government shutdown, the Fed cut rates anyway.
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7 Data Points That Show How Consumer Sentiment Is Shifting

It’s into that maelstrom that investment firm Coefficient Capital and web publication The New Consumer released their mid-year consumer trends report earlier this month, including original survey data ...

Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data

It’s clear that there is no risk-free path for policy, and a wrong move by the Fed could stoke inflation or even send the U.S. economy spiraling into a recession. At the Fed’s September monetary ...

Fed’s Policy Path Looks More Treacherous as Shutdown Delays Critical Data

The central bank is poised to lower interest rates again on Wednesday despite having only a partial view of how the economy ...