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Federal Reserve Poised to Cut Interest Rates at Final Meeting of 2025

‘The path to this decision has been one of the more intriguing ones of the year,’ market strategist Jay Woods said.
Federal Reserve Poised to Cut Interest Rates at Final Meeting of 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Andrew Moran
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The Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year is expected to end with an interest rate cut, but all eyes will be on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s outlook for 2026.

Monetary policymakers will gather for their Dec. 9—10 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, where they will decide on the benchmark federal funds rate and provide their outlook for next year.

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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."