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.
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.
Here's What I'm Doing With My Money Now That the Fed Is Cutting Interest Rates
Interest rate cuts are here. Read on to learn more about one financial writer's personal strategy and see whether it's right for you.
How the Fed’s Rate Cuts Help Young Americans the Most
But the shift is particularly beneficial for young Americans.The Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to bring the federal-funds rate down to a range of 4.75% to 5% earlier this month was accompanied by signs that more rate cuts are planned.
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 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.
Fed Interest Rate Cuts Ease Clean Energy Headwinds
Lower interest rates will help improve the economics of capital-intensive renewable energy projects, bringing more clean energy online faster.
Fed Should Cut Interest Rates 'Gradually,' Musalem Says
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem on Friday said the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates "gradually" after what he called the "strong and clear message" of a half-point interest-rate cut last week, which he said he supported.
Fed seen cutting rates another 50 bps in November
The Federal Reserve is likelier than not to deliver a second 50-basis-point interest rate cut in November, traders bet on Friday, after a government report showed U.S. inflation has cooled to a pace nearer to the central bank's 2% goal.
Federal Reserve should cut US interest rates ‘gradually’, says top official
A top Federal Reserve official said the US central bank should revert to cutting interest rates “gradually”, after a larger than usual half-point reduction earlier this month. St Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said the US economy could react “very vigorously” to looser financial conditions,
Fed Looks to Jobs Data to Set Pace of Future Rate Cuts
The looming question of how large subsequent rate cuts is far from decided as Fed governors prepare for their October meeting.
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 ...
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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.
How closely do mortgage interest rates tend to follow the Fed's rate decisions?
The Federal Reserve slashed the federal funds rate last week for the first time in four years, boosting borrower hopes that ...
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 ...