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 convey decisiveness and self-confidence.
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.
Fed Interest Rate Cuts Ease Clean Energy Headwinds
Lower interest rates will help improve the economics of capital-intensive renewable energy projects, bringing more clean energy online faster.
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.
Fed should cut interest rates 'gradually,' Musalem says
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem on Friday said the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates "gradually" after what he called the "strong and clear message" of a half-point interest-rate cut last week,
Should the Fed's Interest Rate Cuts Change Your Retirement Savings Strategy?
In light of the Fed's interest rate cuts, savings accounts and CDs might seem less appealing. So you may want to move some of your near-term cash around by, say, transferring extra savings to a brokerage account instead of keeping it in the bank as rates fall.
What does the Fed interest rate cut mean for mortgages and homebuyers?
Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the aftermath of the Fed’s rate cut on Wednesday, the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond ticked slightly upward, defying the nudge downward by the central bank.
Fed seen cutting rates another 50 bps in November
The Federal Reserve is likelier than not to deliver a second 50-basis-point interest rate cut in November, traders bet on Friday, after a government report showed U.S. inflation has cooled to a pace nearer to the central bank's 2% goal.
Federal Reserve should cut US interest rates ‘gradually’, says top official
A top Federal Reserve official said the US central bank should revert to cutting interest rates “gradually”, after a larger than usual half-point reduction earlier this month. St Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said the US economy could react “very vigorously” to looser financial conditions,
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.
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 ...
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.
What does the Fed interest rate cut mean for home buyers, sellers in Appleton, Green Bay?
The current 15- and 30-year fixed mortgage rates have dropped to 5.15% and 6.09%, respectively, according to a weekly Freddie ...
The Fed Just Lowered Interest Rates. This Oil Stock Is a Buy Now.
In sum, ConocoPhillips has sizable operational and financing capital commitments -- namely buybacks, dividends, operating ...
Fed's favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend ...