The Fed lowered the federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, down from its previous target range of 4.5% to 4.75%. The decision comes after policymakers slashed rates by0.5 percentage points in September, fo...
The Fed lowered the federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, down from its previous target range of 4.5% to 4.75%. The decision comes after policymakers slashed rates by0.5 percentage points in September, f...
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During a press conference after the decision, Powell said the removal of the sentence about policy accommodation doesn’t signal a change in the Fed’s path for gradual tightening guided by incoming economic data. Even after today’s hike, policy remains accommodative, he told reporter...
A run of strong economic data and signs that inflation remains stubbornly high could lead the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate higher in the coming months than it has previously forecast, several Fed officials say.
Traders are anticipating just one more quarter-point reduction this year, with the potential of a second such move. US GDP data today may show a slower pace of economic growth, while on Friday the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge is forecast to show a slight acceleration in December. ...
interest rates fairly rapidly at the start of this new monetary policy cycle, short-term rates may be slow from here to be moved closer to the Fed's "long-run" 3% rate. As of December 2024, the central bank's own forecast doesn't expect for it to return there until perhaps 2027 at...
The purpose of our framework inGlobal Monetary Conditions Monitoris not to forecast how many rate hikes the Fed will deliver this year. But it can tell us about the consequences of difference paths for interest rates. Hence, one can say that since our composite indicator for US monetary condi...
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange today. Brendan McDermid/Reuters The Dow inched lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates on hold and signaled it expects one rate cut in 2024. The Dow fell 14 points, or 0.04%. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% and...
“We didn’t talk about making a decision in December today,” Powell said at the Fed’s post-meeting press conference. “The idea it would be difficult to raise again after stopping for a meeting or two is just not right.” For now, traders are betting that interest rates will hold...