Fed Rate Cut: Will Prices Ever Go Back To ‘Normal’?
Inflation may have (nearly) returned to normal. But prices don’t feel normal. The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points in September as inflation has moved closer to its 2% target.
Another big Fed interest rate cut coming? One economist says yes
Plus the week included a stop in Detroit by Lael Brainard, the director of the National Economic Council, who spoke to the Detroit Economic Club.
If the Fed is truly data-dependent, it wouldn't have cut interest rate in September: Strategist
Komal Sri-kumar of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies says the labor market data and inflation figures suggest the Fed shouldn't have cut the interest rates in the September meeting.
The Fed’s Rate Cut: A ‘Soft Landing’ – Or ‘Fake News’?
The rate cut is about repairing the Fed’s damaged credibility. “Going big” with 50 basis points is a psychological gambit, to convey decisiveness and self-confidence.
Prediction: Here's What the Fed Rate Cut Means for the Housing Market in 2025
Nobody has a crystal ball that can predict real estate trends. But read on for my take on the most likely path.
Fed goes with half-point interest rate cut. What that means.
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, borrowers will likely see interest rates ease off their peaks on things like credit cards and auto loans.
Latest inflation data could boost case for more big Fed rate cuts
Slowing inflation in August buttressed arguments Federal Reserve officials used in defense of their decision to lower interest rates by half of a percentage point last week and prompted traders to bet the U.
Fed's Interest Rate Dilemma: Top Risk to U.S. Economy in Coming Year
A recent survey by the National Association for Business Economics revealed that a potential monetary policy mistake by the U.S. Federal Reserve wields the greatest downside risk for the economy over the next year.
Fed’s favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts.
Stock-market rally built on hopes for more big Fed rate cuts faces crucial test
Stock-market investors got what they wanted when the Federal Reserve delivered an extra-large September rate cut — the risk ...
The Fed Just Lowered Interest Rates. Here's My Top Vanguard ETF to Buy Now.
New-home sales volumes can rise in lockstep with home improvement spending. Thirty-year mortgage rates have already fallen ...
Richmond Fed president urges caution on interest rate cuts because inflation isn’t defeated
A Federal Reserve official says he supports reducing the central bank’s key interest rate somewhat from its current level.
Local financial advisor: Fed rate cut could be ‘double-edged sword’
The Federal Reserve’s latest half percentage point cut this month could be a double-edged sword, according to experts.
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Fed interest rate cut should spark home buying, but Guam still lacks inventory
A half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18, the first in four years, is bringing down ...
The Fed slashed interest rates last week, but Treasury yields are rising. What’s going on?
With its larger-than-normal cut last week, the Federal Reserve sent a clear message that interest rates are heading ...
Powell Speech and Jobs Data to Help Clarify Fed Rate Path
The appetite of Federal Reserve policymakers for another large interest-rate cut in November may come into better focus in ...