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Another Fed rate cut is now official. Here's what that could mean for mortgage interest rates.
Don’t expect too many details on the rate path from Powell, Russell Investments’ BeiChen Lin says Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell likely will not provide too many particulars on when the first rate cut will come, according to BeiChen Lin, investment strategist at Russell Investments. "I t...
This week, the Federal Reserve madeits third consecutive interest rate cutof 2024, lowering the federal funds rate by 25 basis points and leaving the target range at 4.25% to 4.50%. This decision builds on the prior Fed rate cuts conducted earlier in the year, one of which was a 50-basi...
The euro-to-dollar exchange rate fell to a historical low of 1.1037 at the start of the month, after the Federal Reserve's cautious move of a 25-basis point rate cut at the end of July pushed up the dollar. According to the minutes of the Fed's July meeting that was released on We...
The Federal Reserve's rate cut cycle will likely begin in June, said Whitney Watson, global co-head and co-chief officer of fixed income and liquidity solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. She anticipates a 25 basis point cut to start, with the central bank following a measured approa...
When they met two weeks ago, Fed officials forecast that they could cut their benchmark rate three times this year. Still, nearly half the 19 policymakers penciled in just two or fewer rate cuts. Strong economic growth could diminish the likelihood of a Fed rate cut later this yea...
Economists had expected such a move. However, the main question remains how much and how frequently the Fed would cut rates next year. According to the Fed's latest quarterly summary of economic projections released Wednesday, the Fed officials' median projection for the federal funds rate in 20...
But the decision would also provide the bank greater flexibility in managing reserve levels, according to a New York Federal official.EBSCO_bspWall Street Journal - Eastern EditionIpGreg
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