Fed cuts interest rates a second time but economists say 2025 outlook uncertain
Many economists still expect another quarter-point cut ahead in December. But expect more debate on the Fed's path in 2025.
US monetary policy still restrictive, two Fed officials say
The Federal Reserve's policy rate continues to act as a brake on the resilient labor market and on inflation that is still ...
What the Fed rate cut means for mortgage interest rates
Mortgage rates, in particular, surged last year to their highest level since 2000 but have since come down alongside ...
What Fed Rate Moves Mean for Your Finances
Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate moves influence car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
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Fed cuts interest rates by quarter point as economic expansion continues at solid pace
The Federal Reserve Thursday lowered interest rates for the second time this year, cutting the federal lending rate by a ...
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Fed to Cut Interest Rates to Address Inflation, Amid Uncertainty After Trump’s Election
The Fed has long guarded its status as an independent institution able to make difficult decisions about borrowing rates, free from political interference. Yet during his previous term in the White ...
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The Fed Thinks Inflation Is Vanquished
Jerome Powell gambles he won’t have to raise rates in Trump’s term.
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US rate futures price in more Fed easing in December and 2025
priced in on Thursday another 25-basis-point rate cut next month, after the Federal Reserve lowered rates by the same ...
Fed Cuts By 25 Bps, To 4.75% Top Of Range, As Telegraphed To Backpedal From Monster Cut
FOMC members voted unanimously today to cut the Fed’s five policy rates by 25 basis points, after the 50-basis point cut at ...
After Fed meeting, federal-funds futures still point to December rate cut
Traders in the federal-funds futures market were still largely anticipating on Thursday that the Federal Reserve will lower its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point next month, ...