Cody Morris Senior Economic Resarch Analyst at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%. Fed officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, had kept their rate unchanged this year as they evaluated the impact of tariffs, tighter immigration enforcement, and other Trump administration policies on inflation and the economy. Cody Morris, Senior Economic Research Analyst at UNC’s Kenan Flagler Business School, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how the cut will impact the economy.