The open questions for Wednesday's meeting are how the Fed will balance those two priorities in its future rate cut plans and what Fed chair Jerome Powell will say about the outlook in a post-meeting press conference. While the rate moves next week are all but set in stone, future cuts...
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The Fed has one more meeting this year, and the outcome could have a big impact on your savings.
Another interest rate hike could be looming. Here's what to know about the next Fed meeting (and how to get ready).
Next Fed Meeting: What to Expect in September Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other officialshave made clearthat the central bank is prepared to start cutting interest rates. While inflation is still slightly above the Fed's 2% target, Fed officials have said that they don't need to ...
On Wednesday, Chicago Fed leader Charles Evans said the central bank could hold off on raising rates at the September meeting and instead begin winding down its balance sheet. The Fed in June raised the benchmark interest rates for the fourth time since December 2015 and unveiled a plan to ...
The U.S. Federal Reserve holds its next meeting in less than a week. And considering the state of our nation’s economy, we’re extremely confident that means interest rate cuts are coming in just a few days. Coincidentally, that also means a major rally on Wall Street i...
Federal Reserve officials, facing an economic jumble as 2016 begins, will almost certainly keep short-term interest rates steady at a policy meeting this month and turn their focus toward a potential cliffhanger decision about whether to lift them when they gather again in March, the Wall Street...
The Fed's previous rounds of asset purchases focused on long-term bonds in an effort to bring down interest rates. The purchases were paired with a strong message from the Fed that it was trying to stimulate the economy and intended to keep rates low. This time, it is buying only short...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, mostly because of still-ele