The reduction by the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee in the benchmark policy rate to the 4.25%-4.50% range was opposed by Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, who preferred to leave the policy rate unchanged. U.S. central bankers now project they will make just two quarter-percentage-point rate reductions by the end of 2025. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference after the release of the FOMC statement that it's too soon to say what President-elect Donald Trump's proposed economic policies will do to the economy or how that might bear on Fed policies.

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(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate for a third consecutive time, but reined in the number of cuts they expect in 2025, signaling greater caution over how quickly they can continue reducing borrowing costs.Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousThe Federal Open Market Committee voted 11-1 on Wednesday to cut the federal funds rate to a range of 4.25%-4.5%. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack voted against

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Stocks continued falling on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed stalling progress on inflation and uncertainty around fiscal policy in 2025. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1.4%. Powell said inflation has once again underperformed relative to expectations.

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