Anticipation over a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, which was barely registering a few weeks ago, is now growing to a fever pitch. Following an unemployment report that showed the rate increasing to its highest level since October 2021 and new data this week that show 32,000 private-sector jobs lost in November, not to mention concerns over widespread layoffs , the chances of a Fed rate cut to stimulate the economy are rising. As of December 4, 2025, the CME Group's FedWatch tool has a cut