The Fed Just Made a Pivotal Rate Cut. What Will It Do Next?
After the Fed’s pivotal interest rate cut this week, policymakers face the question of how much further to reduce borrowing ...
The Fed surprised many investors with a jumbo rate cut this week. It won’t get much easier to predict the next move
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is known for providing clear signals about the central bank’s next interest rate move in ...
Now That Rates Are Falling, Let’s Turn to Other Matters
The Federal Reserve has at last cut interest rates but our columnist points out a host of concerns that could weigh on ...
Which path will the Fed take to ease monetary policy?
There is little historical experience to guide policymakers or investors, because the current economic cycle is like no other ...
What the Fed rate cut means for mortgages, loans and credit cards
The Federal Reserve has made its first rate cut in 14 months, with more expected in 2024. Here are the smart money moves to ...
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Biden expects Fed to continue cutting interest rates
The unemployment rate, now at 4.2%, is more than half a percentage point higher than it was when the Fed began an aggressive ...
The Fed is finally about to cut interest rates. What took so long?
It’s a pivotal week for the US economy, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for the first time since 2020 ...
U.S. Inflation Rate Hits 3-Year Low as Fed Prepares Rate Cut
Excluding food and energy, core prices—closely watched by economists—rose 3.2% year-over-year, with a monthly increase of 0.3 ...
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Mortgage Rates Today: September 6, 2024—Rates Remain Fairly Steady
The recent Federal Reserve rate hikes don't directly cause mortgage rates to rise but have indirectly caused the interest rates for many long-term loans to increase. Rates are more likely to ...
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Deep rate cuts are necessary because the Fed's unprecedented hikes actually made inflation worse, Nobel-winning economist says
The Fed's interest-rate hikes actually worsened inflation, said Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. He called for the Fed to cut rates by 50 basis points in September. Higher rates ...
Fed's Waller Says It's Time to Lower Rates, Open to Larger Cuts
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday said "the time has come" for the U.S. central bank to begin ...
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Fed's Waller says it's time to lower rates, open to larger cuts
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller ... I was a big advocate of front-loading rate hikes when inflation accelerated in 2022, and I will be an advocate of front-loading ...