Watch Live: Understanding what the Fed's rate decision means for you
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- The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce an interest rate cut at its last meeting of 2025.
- The central bank will also share its forecast for inflation and unemployment.
- BI's economy team shares highlights from the meeting and explains the implications, live at 4 p.m. ET.
The Federal Reserve's final meeting of 2025 has arrived. The central bank will reveal if it plans to cut interest rates - a move it made after its September and October meetings. Both times it cut rates by a half-point. Fed-watchers are predicting a quarter-point rate cut this time around.
And, the Fed will share its forecast for inflation, unemployment, GDP and future rate moves. As Business Insider's Allie Kelly and Madison Hoff explain, all of this will have ripple effects across consumer prices, the job market, and Corporate America.
Business Insider's economy and markets teams are live-blogging the day's events, highlighting the Fed's most significant announcements and explaining their implications.
Then, editor Andy Kiersz will be joined by reporter Allie Kelly and executive editor Joe Ciolli to answer your questions, live at 4 p.m. ET.
Email your questions to Andy Kiersz, or tune in below to ask your questions in real time: