In the last 40 years, China has exploded from one of the world’s poorest countries to a global economic powerhouse. Among other notable achievements,from 2008 to 2022 it built 23,500 miles of high-speed rail, at a time when U.S. infrastructure projects were stalled for lack of funding....
or a half percentage point, to the range of 4.75%-5%, following a two-day meeting. That is the first interest rate cut in four years and the most aggressive ease in more than a decade. The last time the FOMC cut by 50 BPs was in ...
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registering their worst day in more than two months. Tesla, as the top loser of tech giants, was among hard-hit stocks as the U.S. stock market suffered a bloodbath after the Federal Reserve raised concerns about higher-than-expected interest rate for the coming year 2025. The benchmark S...
Eddie Yue: US Rate Cut Pace May Change; Interest Rates at Relatively High Lv in Foreseeable Future 2024/12/19 09:08 CST Recommend 19 Positive 25 Negative 16 Bitcoin Slumps to ~US$100,000; Powell: Fed Not to Own Bitcoin 2024/12/19 08:38 CST Recommend 2 Positive 3 Negative 10 DJIA ...
We expect housing starts to continue falling in the last quarter of this year before rising again in 2025 to 1.4 million as interest rates fall, encouraging more construction. We also anticipate housing starts to increase above 1.5 million in 2026 and remain around 1.5 million for the rest of...
In February,concerns about inflation decreased slightly from the previous quarter, which helped consumer optimism about the US economy reach its highest level in almost two years. Although US consumers felt less pressure to save for an eventual rainy day, 20 percent were still pessimistic about the...
“From here, it’s a new phase, and we’re going to be cautious about further cuts.” Powell indicated that the new language “extent” of future adjusments refers to how much room the Fed has left to cut rates without overstimulating the economy, while another new word “timing” ...
Policymakers should commit to publishing estimates of the ‘neutral’ level of interest rates US interest rates Fed cuts rates but ‘hawkish’ forecast hits stocks and sends dollar jumping US currency hits strongest level in two years after central bank signals only half a percentage point of reduc...
Choosing a CD term of two years or longer is also a smart option, since it's possible U.S. interest rates could enter a declining period for the next 2-3 years. To lock in a rate that will last far into the future, you can choose atop 3-year CDpaying 5.00%, guaranteeing ...