September 19, 2025
United States:
Fed’s Kashkari Sees Two More 2025 Cuts Given Hiring Slowdown
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said he supported the US central bank’s decision to lower interest rates this week and penciled in two additional cuts this year.
“I believe the risk of a sharp increase in unemployment warrants the committee taking some action to support the labor market,” Kashkari said Friday in an essay published on his bank’s website.
Europe:
ECB Rates Mildly Supportive With No Need for Cut, Muller Says
The European Central Bank is running a slightly accommodative monetary policy and currently has no reason to lower borrowing costs any further, according to Governing Council member Madis Muller.
The economy is set to benefit from a pickup in domestic demand that will drive growth, the Estonian official said, as exporters navigate a complicated trade relationship with the US.
Asia:
Japan’s Inflation Slows Sharply on Subsidies Before BOJ Meet
The pace of Japan’s consumer inflation slowed abruptly on the back of government utility subsidies while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s target hours before authorities are set to decide policy.
Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.7% from a year earlier in August, slowing from a 3.1% gain in the previous month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported Friday.
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