From the Left · Read · October 28, 2026
Oct 28 · The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady six days before the midterms, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissenting in favor of a hike
NBC News: Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged despite rising inflation
Grade B (82/100). NBC reports the hold, September's 3.7% inflation rate, Chairman Kevin Warsh's change to the meeting schedule, the two dissents and an NBC News poll on the cost of living.
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): says 'many economists say the spillover effect of rising gas prices has started to show up across the broader economy' (unnamed economists, ¶4)
Splits: NBC reports the hold, September's 3.7% inflation rate, Chairman Kevin Warsh's change to the meeting schedule, the two dissents and an NBC News poll on the cost of living.
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