# Fed officials wash away market bets on October rate increase

https://mins.news/en/item/82564

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 21:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/fed-may-take-time-make-next-interest-rate-move-jefferson-says-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abed46daa92170001cbf528

> Two senior Federal Reserve policymakers argued this week that officials should gather more data before deciding the next monetary-policy step, leading market participants to price out expectations of a rate increase at the central bank’s late-October meeting.

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