The Fed Just Lowered Interest Rates. Here's My Top Growth Stock to Buy Now.
Lower interest rates allow companies to refinance debt and lower their interest expenses. Fortunately for Microsoft, it has more cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities than debt on its balance sheet, which leaves room to return value to shareholders.
Another big Fed interest rate cut coming? One economist says yes
Plus the week included a stop in Detroit by Lael Brainard, the director of the National Economic Council, who spoke to the Detroit Economic Club.
Latest inflation data could boost case for more big Fed rate cuts
Slowing inflation in August buttressed arguments Federal Reserve officials used in defense of their decision to lower interest rates by half of a percentage point last week and prompted traders to bet the U.
Powell Speech and Jobs Data to Help Clarify Fed Rate Path
The appetite of Federal Reserve policymakers for another large interest-rate cut in November may come into better focus in the coming week as Jerome Powell addresses economists and the government issues new employment numbers.
Fed goes with half-point interest rate cut. What that means.
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, borrowers will likely see interest rates ease off their peaks on things like credit cards and auto loans.
Will the Fed's Rate Cuts Save Commercial Real Estate?
Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle, begun earlier this month, is expected to alleviate some of the pressure on commercial real estate borrowers and their lenders.The post-pandemic shift in work habits has put particular stress on office loans,
What’s Next After The Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut?
Forbes’ expert contributors help explain what the Fed’s move means for investors, businesses, job seekers, home buyers and more.
What does the Fed's interest rate cut mean for investors?
Between the Federal Reserve's half-percent interest-rate cut, and Warren Buffett slowing the gradual sale of his stake in Bank of America, here are key market moves to know.
Fed Looks to Jobs Data to Set Pace of Future Rate Cuts
The looming question of how large subsequent rate cuts is far from decided as Fed governors prepare for their October meeting.
Fed is aligned on rate cuts, but upcoming data will shape the pace
The Federal Reserve did not have full consensus when it voted last week to reduce interest rates by half of a percentage point, with one policymaker dissenting and economic projections implying others were at least a bit reluctant to start the easing cycle with an outsized move.
Fed-Funds Futures Favor a Larger Cut in November, but Barely
Will the Federal Reserve opt for another half-point cut in November? Traders now see the chances of another larger cut as slightly better than a coin flip. Fed-funds futures see a 54.1% chance of a half-point cut when the Federal Open Market Committee meets in early November,
The Fed’s Rate Cut: A ‘Soft Landing’ – Or ‘Fake News’?
The rate cut is about repairing the Fed’s damaged credibility. “Going big” with 50 basis points is a psychological gambit, to ...
Richmond Fed president urges caution on interest rate cuts because inflation isn’t defeated
A Federal Reserve official says he supports reducing the central bank’s key interest rate somewhat from its current level.
Fed's Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is ...
How closely do mortgage interest rates tend to follow the Fed's rate decisions?
The Federal Reserve slashed the federal funds rate last week for the first time in four years, boosting borrower hopes that ...
The Fed slashed interest rates last week, but Treasury yields are rising. What’s going on?
With its larger-than-normal cut last week, the Federal Reserve sent a clear message that interest rates are heading ...
Traders bet on second straight 50 bps Fed rate cut in November
Traders added slightly to bets the Federal Reserve will deliver a second 50-basis-point interest rate cut in November after a ...