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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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Unemployment Rate Forecast
4.4percent
Dec 31, 2026⚠ sources conflictsource
Core Pce Inflation Forecast
2.5percent
Dec 31, 2026⚠ sources conflictsource
Rate Hike Probability July
33percent
Jul 29, 2026source
Rate Hike Probability
31percent
Jul 8, 2026source
Rate Hike Probability Next Meeting
36percent
Jun 18, 2026source
Parameter Count
2percent
Jun 3, 2026source
Inflation Forecast
3.6percent
Jun 1, 2026source
Implied Rate Cut Probability Next Meeting
0percent
May 28, 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
Fomc Rate Cut Probability Next Meeting
3percent
Apr 30, 2026source
Fed Funds Rate
4percent
Apr 18, 2026source
Rate Cut Forecast
1cuts
Apr 17, 2026source
Inflation Target
2percent
Apr 17, 2026source
Expected Rate End 2026
3.50percent
Apr 17, 2026source
Balance Sheet
6.7trillion_USD
Apr 15, 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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