Federal Reserve, Rates

Federal Reserve rate cuts could create more harm than good
Financial markets are still concerned about inflation. The Fed influences short-term interest rates, which are falling, but longer-term bonds like the 10-year Treasury are a better reflection of inflation expectations.
Fed may halt interest rate cuts—and could even pursue a hike, say analysts
High interest rates and the rising cost of funding were already a top concern for CFOs. Now, that concern could grow following a strong December jobs report—one of the key pieces of data assessed by the Federal Reserve—that has led some economists to predict there will be fewer rate cuts this year,
US Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Or 4 Times This Year: Fed Official
The US Federal Reserve could cut rates three or four times this year if inflation data cooperates, with a first cut possible before July, a senior bank official said Thursday.
BofA says Fed's rate cuts are over with inflation stuck above 2%
A team of economists and strategists at BofA Securities is holding on to its view that the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-cutting cycle is done, considering that the labor market is stabilizing around full employment and inflation is modestly stuck above the central bank's 2% target.
Chaloff: There's real merit for the Fed to cut rates, but it probably won't happen until June
Alex Chaloff, CIO at Bernstein Private Wealth Management discusses the firm's contrarian forecast of three Fed rate cuts this year.
Projected US Interest Rates in 5 Years: Optimism for Future Cuts After Accelerating Inflation
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points in its final meeting of the year. The Fed aims to bring inflation down to
SA Charts: See how the major sectors have performed during the Fed's rate-cutting cycle
The Federal Reserve has paused its rate-cutting cycle and markets are unsure when the central bank will bring interest rates lower again. Meanwhile, treasury yields and consumer borrowing costs, as ...
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Understanding the federal funds rate: What it is and how it affects your wallet
The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC ...
What To Expect For Mortgage Rates In 2025
For now, expectations for interest rate cuts in 2025 are relatively limited. This may limit the potential for lower mortgage ...
When Traders See the Fed Moving Next on Interest Rates
Investors in interest-rate futures markets expect the Federal Reserve to stay on hold with interest rate moves until May or June, projections that didn't change much after minutes from the Fed's ...
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The Federal Reserve May Do the Unthinkable, and It Could Drag the Stock Market Down in 2025
Higher interest rates suppress economic ... rate cut in a cycle Since 1994, the Federal Reserve has initiated six rate-increase cycles. The following chart shows how the S&P 500, an ...
Bitcoin price dip to $92.5K caused by Fed interest rate concerns: Analyst
Bitcoin has given up all of its January gains as worries over inflation and Fed monetary policy push traders to cut risk.
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When’s the next Federal Reserve meeting? What to expect — and how it affects your finances
If all the talk of high interest rates has left you wondering what the Fed's committee does — or what the Federal Reserve even is, for that matter — here's our primer on the Federal ...