Both Camps Have Solid Cases at a Divided Fed Meeting -- Market Talk

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1136 ET - A broadly expected rate cut at today's Fed meeting could bring dissents both from hawks who would have preferred no rate cut, and from dovish governor Stephen Miran who could vote in favor of a larger half-point cut. Hawks and doves both have solid evidence for their competing theories of the case, Stifel economists write. "The more dovish-leaning members will likely highlight the downtick in core price pressures, lack of hiring momentum and easing in consumer activity as justification to move forward with further rate cut(s)," Stifel's team writes. "The hawks, meanwhile, are likely to emphasize the improvement in the latest payrolls and JOLTS reports, an uptick in headline inflation, and the lack of downward improvement from a still-elevated level." (matt.grossman@wsj.com; @mattgrossman)

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December 10, 2025 11:36 ET (16:36 GMT)

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