The inflation fight may be nearing the end, but the political one is just beginning. Former Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard said she would support a rate cut at the central bank's December meeting, warning that cracks are forming "under the hood" of an economy increasingly defined by an AI-fueled divide. "I would be concerned about the weakening labor market," the veteran economist said at Yahoo Finance Invest 2025. "I think I would take the risk that perhaps tariffs push prices higher for a little longer against the risk that we really see a self-reinforcing downturn in the business sector that leads to real ... (full story)