Federal Reserve Watch: Another Rate Drop?
Financial markets are highly sensitive to Fed policy, with traders expecting a rate cut in Nov. despite recent inflation. Read my latest update on the Fed here.
Update On Interest Rates: Is The Federal Reserve Shooting Blanks?
The Federal Reserve cut the interest rate by 50 basis points – and the market RAISED its rates by the same amount. The Fed said "Down" and the markets said "Nope."
Federal Reserve's Collins expects more rate cuts amid confidence inflation is easing
Collins said that while core inflation pressures remain elevated, she is increasingly confident inflation is moving back to the Fed's 2% target.
U.S. Federal Reserve officials signal more rate cuts, Bostic open to a skip
Markets strengthened bets the Fed would deliver a quarter-point rate cut at next month’s policy meeting after data showed consumer price inflation edged down to 2.4 per cent in September
Austan Goolsbee Explains the Fed’s Big Rate Cut
And where the risks are now.
Traders keep bets on 25 basis point Fed rate cuts in November, December
The case for quarter-point U.S. interest rate cuts at upcoming Federal Reserve policy meetings appeared intact on Friday after a report showed producer prices were flat last month compared with August,
How Federal Reserve Rate Cuts Will Continue To Shape The Market
Most investors were expecting the Federal Reserve to cut rates by 0.25% or 0.50%. The move was already well-baked into the market, so it’s not surprising to hear they went for the full 0.50%. But this is only the beginning of a series of cuts expected over the next year or two.
Inside the Fed’s big rate cut decision, where officials were divided more than you’d think
The Fed’s decision to opt for a bigger rate cut wasn’t without its controversy, according to minutes from its September meeting. While the move to lower rates by half a percentage point was approved by a majority of the 12 voting members,
Traders keep bets on 25 bps Fed rate cuts in Nov, Dec
The case for quarter-point U.S. interest-rate cuts at upcoming Federal Reserve policy meetings appeared intact on Friday after a report showed producer prices were unchanged last month compared to the prior month,
Fed’s Bostic Keeps Door Open to Skipping Rate Cut in November
A Federal Reserve official said he was open to cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point or standing pat at the central bank’s meeting next month depending on how the economic outlook develops.
Fed-funds futures point to Fed cutting interest rates by a quarter point in November
Traders in the federal funds market began pricing in a higher probability of a quarter-point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in November after digesting fresh U.S. inflation data Thursday. Fed-funds futures showed an 85.
How Trump could exert new controls over the Fed — even without firing Powell
Trump and his allies have floated an array of ideas that have raised worries that Federal Reserve independence could be compromised if the GOP nominee wins.
‘Chasing yield’ was an inside joke at SVB—until it led to the bank’s collapse
Back in 2011, some of the bank leaders were involved in running jokes about chasing yield—now they don't seem so funny.
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Some CDs Are Still Paying Close to 5%. Here's Why I Wouldn't Open One
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