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The 2 Fed comments that are boosting odds of a December rate cut

Odds for another interest rate cut jumped Friday after New York Fed president John Williams signaled he could support a cut when the central bank meets in December. “I still see room for a further adjustment in the near term to the target range for the federal funds rate to move the stance of policy…

Swiss cut key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, putting its target now at 0%

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GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank said Thursday it has reduced its target interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, adding that inflationary pressures have eased. The Swiss National Bank says its policy rate would drop to zero from 0.25%, after noting that nearly flat inflation nosed into negative territory in May compared…