The Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points — the second rate cut this year.

The Fed just cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The second rate cut this year as officials try to shore up a cooling labor market. With the government still shut down, the Fed is essentially flying blind.No jobs report, no retail sales data, not even a full read on GDP. But policy makers leaned on private data, anecdotal surveys that all point to the same thing. Hiring is slowing.This cut was widely expected. Markets had priced it in at nearly 100%. The big question now is whether this move was the last ...