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The rate cut skeptics' case

Federal Reserve hawks argue that cutting rates further right now would be a mistake.

Axios · Oct 31, 2025

Powell suggested tech giants fueling the AI boom and GDP hardly care about Fed rate tweaks. They just proved him right

Powell said companies are “making money in building [data centers]—it’s not about 25 basis points here or there.”

Fortune · Oct 31, 2025

US and Canada Slash Interest Rates as Economic Pressures Mount — But Will It Be Enough to Avert a Slowdown?

The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada have both cut their benchmark interest rates by 0.25% to stimulate economic activity amid ongoing challenges.

International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 2025

Bitcoin Sells Trump-Xi Deal, Fed Rate Cut: Is A Breakdown To $93,000 Next?

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading below $108,000 after the Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate cut failed to lift markets, with charts pointing to deeper losses.

Benzinga · Oct 30, 2025

Powell Taps The Brakes In The Fog, But Traders Keep Hitting The Gas

Fed Chair Jerome Powell firmly pushed back against market expectations for a December rate cut on Wednesday, cautioning that it's more prudent to slow down when visibility is low—yet his remarks only modestly dented investor optimism, with traders still essentially betting on another move by the end of the year.

Benzinga · Oct 30, 2025

A Divided Fed

Plus: "Freeze the rent" hypocrisy, B-52s near Caracas, the Armani class votes Mamdani, and more...

Reason · Oct 30, 2025

Powell gave traders a green light to double down on AI—but the markets punished Meta and Microsoft anyway

The market declined to demonstrate irrational exuberance despite upbeat remarks from the Fed.

Fortune · Oct 30, 2025

Eurozone GDP beats forecasts: Portugal emerges as growth leader

Eurozone gross domestic product rose 0.2% in the third quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter. Within member states, Portugal recorded the highest growth rate at 0.8%.

Euronews · Oct 30, 2025

The AI boom isn't going anywhere

The longer the boom can keep carrying the economy, the more it can offset other structural changes.

Axios · Oct 30, 2025

Fed Rate Cut: How Will It Lower Your Credit Card and Mortgage Payments?

Jerome Powell's 29 Oct Fed rate cut drops benchmark to 3.75%-4% – explore credit card APR lower, mortgage rates drop, savings yield decline impacts on auto loans, student debt amid inflation

International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 2025