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Federal Reserve officials delivered a third consecutive interest-rate reduction and maintained their outlook for just one cut in 2026.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 Wednesday to lower the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.5%-3.75%. It also subtly altered the wording of its statement suggesting greater uncertainty about when it might cut rates again.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Chair Jerome Powell suggested the Fed had now done enough to bolster against the threat to employment while leaving rates high enough to continue weighing on price pressures.

When asked if it were a foregone conclusion that the Fed’s next move would be a cut, Powell demurred, but added that he didn’t see a rate hike as any official’s base case.

Today's show features:

• Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist Ira Jersey on the bond market’s reaction to Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate call
• Steve Moore, Co-Founder of Unleash Prosperity and a former Trump Economic Advisor, and Bloomberg Economics US and Canada Economist Stuart Paul, on the search for the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve
• Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Anurag Rana breaks down quarterly earnings from Oracle and Adobe
• Zach Wasserman, Chief Financial Officer at Huntington National Bank, on the financial sector outlook following the Federal Reserve's latest rate decision

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