The consumer price index may not have shown another month of cooling inflation in October, but economists believe enough ...
The October consumer-price index has reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again before year-end. Fed-funds futures prices recently implied a 79% chance the Fed will cut ...
There’s little doubt the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates many more times in the next two years. What’s less clear is how fast the cuts will come. The October report on consumer prices showed ...
To better understand the future direction of mortgage rates, we need to understand what factors influence them.
The Fed’s benchmark federal funds rate influences the cost of borrowing for individuals and businesses. In theory, with the two cuts already in place and Wall Street assigning a ...
Last week, the California Air Resources Board voted to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which requires fuel producers ...
The U.S. Federal Reserve could carry out fewer rate cuts than previously expected next year should President-elect Donald ...
Many economists still expect another quarter-point cut ahead in December. But expect more debate on the Fed's path in 2025.
After a September half-point cut, the reduction would bring the benchmark federal funds rate down three-quarters of a point ...
After their rate cut in September — their first such move in more than four years — the policymakers had projected that they would make further quarter-point cuts in November and December and four ...
In that case, the Fed would likely stick to its projected ... Fed's dot plot, a chart showing members' projections for the ...