Fed cuts interest rates in the US by 0.25 points and forecasts a steady pace of reductions
First reduction since December 2024 leaves range between 4% and 4.25%

The Fed (Federal Reserve) cut interest rates in the United States by 0.25 points, reducing the range to 4% and 4.25% per year, according to the FOMC decision.

It was the first reduction of the rate in the world's largest economy since December of last year. Since then, the committee has kept rates frozen between 4.25% and 4.5%, despite pressure from President Donald Trump for the rate cut.

European stock markets close without a clear direction while awaiting the Fed's decision.
Housing starts in the US fell by 8.5% in August compared to July.
Housing starts in the US fell by 8.5% in August compared to July.
Annual inflation rate in the eurozone remains at 2% in August.
Annual inflation rate in the eurozone remains at 2% in August.

The decision had already been widely expected by the market. According to data from CME Group, 96% of investors anticipated the 0.25 point reduction on Wednesday.

The authority also indicated that it will gradually reduce borrowing costs for the remainder of the year as policymakers respond to concerns about weakness in the labor market — in a move supported by the majority of President Donald Trump's appointees to the central bank.

Only the new director Stephen Miran, who joined the Fed on Tuesday and is on leave from his position as head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, disagreed, advocating for a half-point cut.

The cut, along with projections showing that two more quarter-point cuts are expected in the remaining two monetary policy meetings this year, indicate that Fed officials have begun to minimize the risk that the volatile trade policies of the administration will provoke persistent inflation, and are now more concerned about weakening growth and the possibility of rising unemployment.