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Federal Reserve

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U.S. central bank that may implement rate cuts as potential demand stimulus

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relationships
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stated objectives
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Key metrics · each point sourced

Unemployment Rate Forecast
4.4percent
Dec 31, 2026⚠ sources conflictsource
Core Pce Inflation Forecast
2.5percent
Dec 31, 2026⚠ sources conflictsource
Parameter Count
2percent
Jun 3, 2026source
Cash
6.7trillion_USD
May 24, 2026source
Debt
40trillion_USD_national_debt
May 19, 2026source
Gdp
3.75percent_upper_bound
May 17, 2026source
Employee Count
17chairs_historically
May 16, 2026source
Fed Funds Rate
4percent
Apr 18, 2026source
Inflation Target
2percent
Apr 17, 2026source
Rate Cut Forecast
1cuts
Apr 17, 2026source
Expected Rate End 2026
3.50percent
Apr 17, 2026source
Balance Sheet
6.7trillion_USD
Apr 15, 2026source
Federal Funds Rate
3.75percent
Apr 14, 2026source
Rate Cuts Count
6rate_cuts
Apr 12, 2026source
Inflation Rate Forecast
3.25percent
Apr 3, 2026source
Interest Rate Range Low
3.5percent
Apr 1, 2026source
Mortgage Rate 30 Year
6.3percent
Apr 1, 2026source
Benchmark Rate
3.75percent
Apr 1, 2026source

Stated objectives

Rate cuts in 2026

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target: 1 by 2026-01-01 00:00:00stated

Normalization of target rate

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target: 3.5% or 3.0% stated

Inflation rate target

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target: 2.5% by 2026-01-01 00:00:00stated

Reduce federal funds rate by 250 basis points by end of 2026

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target: 250 basis points decline by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Purchase up to $40B per month in Treasury bills plus approximately $15B from MBS paydowns through reserve management program

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target: 40B USD per month in bills stated

Cut interest rates two more times in 2025

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target: 2 cuts by 2025-01-01 00:00:00stated

Bring interest rate range to 4%-4.25%

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target: 4-4.25 percent by 2025-09-17 00:00:00stated

Reduce inflation to 2% target

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target: 2 percent stated

Reduce Fed funds rate to 3.5-3.75% range by December 2025 meeting

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target: 3.5-3.75% by 2025-12-31 00:00:00stated

Cut interest rates in December 2026

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target: 25 basis points by 2026-12-01 00:00:00stated

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June 1, 2026
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May 31, 2026
Warsh Takes Fed Chair, Triggering Global Rate Repricing Risk for Fintech and Growth Assets
May 28, 2026
Warsh Inherits $6.7 Trillion Fed Balance Sheet as G7 Watches Global Debt Selloff
May 26, 2026
Fed Chair Limbo and US-Iran War Shock Drive Global Sovereign Bond Surge
May 25, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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