Fed Rate Cut This Week
Fed's rate decision will rock markets this week
Actually, it's been 14 months since July 2023 when the Fed last boosted its key federal funds rate to 5.25% to 5.5%. More important, it's been 54 months, since March 2020, since the Fed actually cut rates.
Fed interest-rate cuts could boost stocks, or sink them. Here’s what history says.
A Federal Reserve interest-rate cut on Wednesday is looking all but certain. How stocks might react as the central bank loosens policy, however, remains very much up in the air.
Fed Rate Cut This Week: How Deep?
A Fed rate cut is a virtual certainty, but the size of the cut is still uncertain. Most easing cycles have ended in recession, but there are reasons for optimism.
Interest Rates Are Too High. The Fed Should Cut by a Half Point.
The case for a bigger cut starts by examining why the Fed’s short-term rate target is now 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest since 2001. The Fed pushed it there last summer because unde
Fed rate cut: Experts warn big moves would be a mistake
With less than a week until the Fed decision, traders are pricing in near-even odds of a 25 versus 50 basis point cut. As of Friday, the probability of a 50 basis point cut rose to 49%, up from 30% one week ago. At the heart of the rate cut debate is the risk of a recession, a concern that’s plagued Wall Street for years.
Oil prices inch up on Fed rate cut outlook
Oil prices edged up in early trade on Monday amid expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this week, though gains were capped by weaker China data and persistent demand worries.
The Fed is about to cut interest rates. Here’s how to decide when to refinance your mortgage.
With Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts coming into view, homeowners whose mortgage rates are at 6% and 7% may start considering refinancing to cut their monthly payments. Refinancing a mortgage can be a good move,
The start of a rate cut cycle, not how much the Fed cuts this week, is what really matters: Strategist
Christopher Smart from Arbroath Group says while inflation remains a concern, the market is pricing in multiple interest rate cuts over the next year.
Currencies listless as markets waffle over Fed rate cut
The yen lounged around its highest levels for the year on Monday in trading thinned by a holiday in Japan, as market participants vacillated over the expected size of the Federal Reserve's almost-certain rate cut later this week.
September Fed meeting preview: How big will the Fed’s first interest rate cut be?
And as officials embark on a new era — cutting interest rates for the first time since 2020 — at their next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) gathering on Sept. 17-18, the Fed’s past mistake is haunting investors and economists.
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Dollar Slides Near Lowest Since January on Large Fed Cut Bets
The dollar tumbled to near its weakest level since January as traders increasingly leaned toward a half percentage point rate ...
Fed Enters Tricky Terrain: Rate Cuts in a Decent Economy
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Man fed up with cold callers starts charging them
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Asia stocks, dollar subdued as market leans toward larger Fed cut
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian stocks made a cautious start on Monday in a week that is almost certain to see the ...
Expect A .25% Cut And A Cautious Fed Statement, Buy The Dip
Expect a 0.25% rate cut from the Fed, with cautious guidance to avoid reigniting inflation. Read more to know what investors ...
CNBC Daily Open: After the Fed’s first cut, where to next?
What many are not discussing is the policy trajectory after the Fed's meeting. Following this cut could be a trajectory that ...