After cutting interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in 2025, Federal Reserve policymakers have signaled they will wait and see what happens with the economy before making another move. They are deeply divided between those who are worried that further easing could worsen inflation and those who feel that employment will suffer without lower interest rates. Here is a look at Fed officials' recent comments, sorting them under the labels "dove" and "hawk" as shorthand for their monetary policy leanings. A dove is more focused on risks to the labor market and may want to cut rates more quickly, while ... (full story)