From Reuters.

Is division the new normal at the U.S. central bank? President Donald Trump wants Chair Jerome Powell’s successor to push through big rate cuts next year but officials are divided over the Fed’s future path. Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Reuters Fed and economics reporter Ann Saphir to talk politics, economics and what 2026 might bring.

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