Most Fed officials see rate cuts coming, but opinions vary widely on how many, minutes show

Most Fed officials see rate cuts coming, but opinions vary widely on how many, minutes show

Federal Reserve officials diverged at their June meeting about how aggressively they would be willing to cut interest rates, split between concerns over tariff-fueled inflation and signs of labor market weakness and economic strength. Minutes from the June 17-18 meeting released Wednesday showed that policymakers largely held to a wait-and-see position on future rate moves….

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Jake Heggie’s new opera ‘The Judgment of Paris’ will mix mythology and an infamous wine competition

Jake Heggie’s new opera ‘The Judgment of Paris’ will mix mythology and an infamous wine competition

In what figures to be a score for refined palates, the famous 1976 wine tasting in which California selections stunningly triumphed over older French vineyards will be portrayed in the opera “The Judgment of Paris” by composer Jake Heggie. A rare comedy by Heggie, known best for turning Sister Helen Prejean’s “Dead Man Walking” and…

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