America’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3.75%. Wall Street, which had been (1) for a sixth half-point cut, was disappointed. The Dow fell by 2% (2) the week. The past week’s economic statistics gave mixed signals. Exports dropped by 2% in both Mar...
Wellington-Altus Private Wealth chief market strategist Jim Thorne argues the Fed was late to cut interest rates and the private sector is in recession on 'Making Money.' TheFederal Reserveon Wednesday announced a long-awaited interest rate cut, lowering the benchmark rate by 50 basis points fro...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and penciled in only one rate cut in 2024 as policymakers await more evidence that U.S. inflation is cooling in earnest. The central bank kept the federal funds rate — or what banks charge each other for short-term...
D.(D) The Federal Reserve lowered the discount rate to lubricate credit market. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 B [听力原文]6-10 Washington The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday, disappointing Wall Street hopes for bolder action but offering a bit ...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is holding its benchmark interest rate steady, extending a reprieve for borrowers after the fastest series of hikes in four decades. The central bank also indicated it expects three rate cuts in 2024. ...
The Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rate comes after months of shaky labor market data in the U.S. The unemployment rate stood at4.2% in August 2024 with 7.1 million Americans without work, little changed from recent months. But the jobs picture had darkened notably from a year ...
TheFederal Reserve'sOpen Market Committee (FOMC) meets eight times per year to decide what to do with short-term interest rates, if anything.1Interest rates are closely watched by analysts and economists because these key figures play out in every asset market around the globe. Stock traders al...
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates half a percentage pointPeter Frost
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a statement Friday that he believes the coronavirus outbreak poses "evolving risks to economic activity." Against a backdrop of global and domestic economic uncertainty, the Federal Reserve announced its second interest rate cut of the year ...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is cutting its benchmark interest rate by 0.50 percentage points, marking the first reduction in four years and moving to ease borrowing costs as inflation-weary consumers are grappling with high rates on everything from mortgages to credit cards. ...