The Fed is cutting interest rates, so why are mortgage rates rising?
It’s been a month since the Federal Reserve shifted from fighting inflation with high interest rates to supporting the job market with the first in what is expected to be a series of rate cuts.
Fed’s emergency rate cuts affect your credit card — here’s how
The Fed cut interest rates again Sunday in an attempt to reduce “evolving risks to economic activity” caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Fed Rate Cuts - Boom Or Bust?
In September 2024, Jerome Powell announced the first Federal Funds Rate cut in over four years. The Federal Funds Rate is a short-term rate related to the cost of debt in the American economy. Some expected the Federal Reserve to cut only 25 basis points,
ECB Cuts Rates Again, Widening Gap With Fed
The European Central Bank lowered its key interest rate to 3.25%, making its second straight cut. The move widens the gap in benchmark borrowing costs with the Federal Reserve. Find out more:
Morning Bid: ECB to cut, markets want clues on next move
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The European Central Bank is expected to make its first back-to-back rate cut in 13 years on Thursday. With that in the price,
ECB Follows Fed With Interest-Rate Cut. Why It’s Just Getting Going.
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are rising in premarket trading Thursday as the stock market reacts to Taiwan Semiconductor earnings in light of the recent ASML selloff.
Rates Spark: Markets Now Contemplating A 50bp December ECB Cut
The ECB cut the deposit rate by 25bp, but the communication was more dovish than anticipated. Markets are now pricing in a 25% chance of a 50bp cut in December, which seems overly ambitious.
Why The Fed Matters More Than The President For Businesses
The Federal Reserve (the Fed), an independent agency of the United States government, wields immense power over the nation's ...
The Labor Market Puzzle: Why The Fed May Be Flying Blind
The Federal Reserve has made it clear that as their confidence in the path of disinflation has grown, they have increasingly ...
New NY Fed tool suggests balance sheet drawdown has more room to run
The Federal Reserve faces no imminent market liquidity challenges that could stop the ongoing contraction of its balance ...
If you're obsessed with the Fed you're missing some major moves in unlikely stocks, says Jim Cramer
Bill and Melinda Gates gave their kids a strict ‘middle-class' upbringing, refused to just 'buy them things' with their ...
Could the Lone Fed Dissenter Be in Line for a Powerful Role if Trump Wins?
In September, Ms. Bowman voted against the central bank’s decision to lower interest rates sharply. That stood out, because ...
Expect Fed to Lower Rates 25bps: Dowding
Treasury yields move higher as traders expect the Fed to dial back cuts, but RBC BlueBay Asset Management CIO Mark Dowding ...
Atlanta Fed raises GDPNow estimate to 3.4% from 3.2%
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on Thursday lifted its GDPNow growth estimate for Q3 to 3.4% from 3.2% last week.
New York Fed’s Latest Tool Shows Bank Reserves Still Abundant
The amount of reserves underlying the US banking system remains plentiful, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York ...
Trump says president should weigh in on, but not order, Fed rate decisions
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to soften his position on inserting himself into ...
Was the Fed's rate cut 'a mistake'? Fmr. CEA chair weighs in.
Earlier this month, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called the Federal Reserve's 50-basis-point cut to interest ...