Economics
Fed Cuts Rates a Quarter Point, Powell Says Policy in Good Place
- Fed chairman says baseline economic outlook remains favorable
- Policy likely to remain appropriate if data confirm outlook
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Federal Reserve officials reduced interest rates by a quarter-percentage point for the third time this year and signaled a pause in further cuts unless the economic outlook changes materially.