Fed Confronts Dual Mandate Test | Presented by CME Group

[Music] With headline inflation ticking up to 3% year-over-year in September, its highest level since January, and the unemployment rate sitting at 4.3%, the Federal Reserve faces a classic dual mandate dilemma. Persistent price pressures clash with a slightly softer labor market where job gains have slowed and revised data reveal 911,000 fewer positions created from April 2024 through March 2025 than previously thought. Yet the Fed will likely prioritize jobs.Despite stubborn inflation, officials have sign ...