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What the Fed’s Rate Cut Means for Your Portfolio
That brings us to the Federal Reserve's most recent rate cut. In September, the Fed lowered its federal funds rate by 50 basis points (a basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point ...
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November Interest Rate Cut Almost A Done Deal As Blackout Begins: 10 Stocks Surging The Most Since Fed's Last Decision
Investors nearly fully price in a November Fed rate cut, assigning a 96% chance, according to CME FedWatch. Election uncertainty and a widening U.S. deficit add complexity to market outlooks ...
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Americans are feeling better about the economy after the Fed’s jumbo rate cut
The Federal Reserve last month cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years, by a bold half point, in part thanks to inflation coming under control. Lower borrowing costs make it ...
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Good signs for interest rate cuts in South Africa
The latest drop in inflation has given the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) more space to cut interest rates. The latest data from Stats SA showed that annual headline consumer inflation ...
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After the latest Fed rate cut, mortgage rates haven't fallen — but neither have the interest rates some banks are paying for your cash
At the November Fed meeting, the Federal Reserve made its second interest rate cut of the year, lowering rates by 25 basis points. When the Federal Reserve cuts rates, it indirectly influences ...
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Here’s why mortgage rates are rising after the Fed’s rate cut
Expectations of a Fed rate cut caused mortgage rates to drop to a two-year low of 6.08% in late September, but it failed to spur homebuying activity.Sales of previously owned homes, which make up ...
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Bank of Canada needs deeper rate cuts to bring real estate sector off sidelines, say experts
The Bank of Canada slashed its overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent on Wednesday, marking its fourth consecutive cut this year. While the drop was welcome news for the real ...
Toronto Star22d
BoC delivers half percentage point rate cut, says it now must keep inflation at 2%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada claimed victory against high inflation on Wednesday as it delivered a supersized interest rate cut and signalled its policy rate will likely continue falling in the ...
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Stock market today: US stocks drop and bond yields climb as investors temper expectations for rate cuts
US stocks slumped on Wednesday as investors tempered their expectations for rate cuts, sending bond yields higher. Major indexes slipped in early-morning trading, while Treasury yields moved up.
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Will Bank of Canada’s big rate cut wake up ‘sluggish’ housing market?
1:45 Bank of Canada cuts key rate by 50 basis points in oversized step The Bank of Canada delivered a big rate cut on Wednesday, slashing key borrowing rates by half a percentage point ...
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Fourth straight interest rate cut may not bring buyers back to the market just yet
TORONTO - While the Bank of Canada’s fourth straight cut to its key interest rate could inspire potential homebuyers to get off the sidelines, some commentators say the housing market may not ...
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Energy, Materials Stocks Dragging Down Canadian Market; BoC Cuts Rate By 50 Bps
(RTTNews) - Despite the Bank of Canada's big 50-basis point interest rate cut, the Canadian market is languishing in negative territory on Wednesday after a weak start, with stocks from energy and ...