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Federal Reserve cuts rates by quarter point and signals more to come

US central bank’s first reduction in borrowing costs this year comes amid growing worries about labour market weakness

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time this year, reducing borrowing costs by a quarter point and signalling further reductions in the months to come as the labour market weakens.

The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the benchmark federal funds target range to 4 per cent to 4.25 per cent, matching Wall Street expectations.

Wednesday’s rate cut was the first since December and came as the central bank signalled that it viewed a deteriorating labour market as a more immediate risk than a rise in inflation triggered by Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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