Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage ... - CBS News
WEB3 days ago · The Fed said the cut lowers the federal funds rate into a range of 4.75% to 5%, down from its prior range of 5.25% to 5.5%, which had been its highest level in 23 years. The half-point move ...
The Fed surprised many investors with a jumbo rate cut this week.
WEB1 day ago · Still, even with minutes to go before the Fed’s announcement, many top economists at financial companies still believed Powell’s ever-cautious Fed would opt for a quarter-point cut.
Fed cuts rates by a half point at September 2024 meeting
WEB3 days ago · Over the past week, the odds had shifted to a half-point cut, with the probability for 50 basis points at 63% just before the decision coming down, according to the CME Group's FedWatch gauge. The ...
Fed cuts interest rates by 50 basis points - USA TODAY
WEB4 days ago · After today’s meeting, the Federal Reserve has two more opportunities to consider interest rate moves in 2024. The remaining Fed meetings planned for 2024 are scheduled for Nov. 6-7 and Dec. 17 ...
What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for the housing market
WEB3 days ago · Charlie Dougherty, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, expects mortgage rates to drop "marginally" after the Fed's rate cut on Wednesday. He and his colleagues forecast that the average rate on a ...
Fed Announces Big Rate Cut - The New York Times
WEB4 days ago · The S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq both closed roughly 0.3 percent lower, a modest drop, after rising earlier in the day on the news of the half-percentage rate cut.
WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Powell speaks after Fed announces …
WEB3 days ago · WATC H: Chicago Fed president expects multiple interest rate cuts amid economic ‘overcooling’. In a statement and in a news conference with Chair Jerome Powell, the Fed came closer than it has ...
First interest rate cut in 4 years likely as ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 31, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday set the stage for the central bank’s first rate cut in four years, citing greater progress toward lower inflation as well as a cooler job market that no longer threatens to overheat the economy.
The Fed Suggested That Rate Cuts Could Come Soon
WEBJul 31, 2024 · The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a two-decade high but suggested that recent progress in lowering inflation could enable it to cut interest rates soon.
Live Updates: Fed Holds Rates, Noting ‘Lack of Further Progress’ …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The Fed held borrowing costs steady at 5.33 percent on Wednesday, leaving them at a more than two-decade high where they have been set since July. Central bankers reiterated that they need...