Why Fed rate cuts or hikes don’t move stocks like you’d expect
Obsessing over every detail of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s periodic rate-setting meetings might not improve your investment ...
Here's How Many Interest Rate Cuts the Fed Is Projecting in 2025 -- and What It Means for Stocks
The U.S. Federal Reserve has a dual mandate. First, it's tasked with keeping inflation under control, which means ensuring the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases by around 2% per year. Second, the ...
Fed’s Bostic Now Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year Due to Tariffs
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he now sees just one interest-rate cut as likely this year, ...
The Fed Continues to Hold Rates Steady, but What’s Next?
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When will inflation be low enough for mortgage rates to drop? Here's what experts think.
One reason for this trend is Federal Reserve policy. The Fed responds to high inflation by raising the federal funds rate, ...
Fed rate cut likely to be put on hold at March meeting as trade war uncertainty builds
Consumers aren't likely to see an interest rate cut in March. But economists still say a few more rate cuts could take place in 2025.
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: What that means for mortgages, credit cards and more
Even though the central bank held rates steady at the last few meetings, average annual percentage rates have eased. The ...
Fed in no rush to cut rates; Trump disagrees
Prices are now projected to rise faster than expected at least in part and perhaps largely due to Trump's plans to levy ...
The Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Foreshadowed the Stock Market Correction, and Here's What Might Happen Next
To cool the economy and bring inflation under control, the Fed embarked on an aggressive campaign to raise the federal funds rate during 2022 and 2023. The final hike was in August 2023, with the rate ...
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, but trims economic growth outlook
Fed Chair Jerome Powell cites "high uncertainty" around the impact of Trump administration tariffs on key trading partners.
Fed Decision To Keep Key Interest Rate at 4.5% Should Leave Mortgage Rates Steady for Spring Selling Season
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The Fed holds rates firm—here's what it means for your money
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, keeping its benchmark rate — known as the federal funds rate — ...