What 2025 holds for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer
However, elevated debt balances, given increased consumer spending, suggest some Americans are under financial stress even ...
The Fed Policy Committee Gets Four New Voters. How They Lean on Rates.
Fed Chair Powell has signaled a slower pace of interest-rate decreases in 2025. These voters rotating in could help shape ...
Sticky inflation creates rift at Fed over how much to cut rates
Federal Reserve leaders are unified in their resolve to quash the worst bout of inflation in four decades. They just no ...
Fed Cuts Interest Rates and Markets Plunge After 2025 Forecast
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, its third reduction this year, but suggested only two more ...
The Fed is lowering interest rates. So why are mortgage rates going up?
The central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate three times in 2024, but mortgage rates haven't followed suit. In fact, ...
Fed lowers interest rates again but pares back plans for more cuts in the future
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made another cut in interest rates, but dialed back expectations for lowering rates in the ...
What the Fed's December rate cut means for mortgage interest rates
The Fed's December rate decision reflects growing confidence in the economy's trajectory and the continued moderation of ...
Fed cuts interest rates, delivering relief for borrowers at last meeting before Trump takes office
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, delivering relief for borrowers at ...
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No, Trump Can't Lower Interest Rates. But Does the President Have Power Over the Fed?
While Trump will have the power to appoint a new Fed chair in 2026, he does not have the ability to set monetary policy or ...
Interest Rates, Steak Dinners, and the Gig Economy
Why traders are sour about the recent Fed meeting, and what long-term investors should focus on. How American diners are responding to Darden Restaurant Group's value offers. To catch full episodes of ...
Fed cuts interest rates by quarter point despite firmer inflation
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, in line with market expectations, even as ...
Why the Fed is likely to cut interest rates again despite inflation uptick, solid economy
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates for a 3rd straight meeting despite a recent inflation pick-up and solid economy and job market.