The Fed cuts key rate by half-point, signaling end to its inflation ...
WEB1 day ago · The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully ... Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18 ...
Fed unveils oversized rate cut as it gains 'greater confidence' …
WEB1 day ago · The Fed had kept its policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range since last July, when it ended an 18-month rate-hike campaign that was meant to control a surge in inflation, which soared in 2022 to a 40 ...
The Fed Makes a Large Rate Cut and Forecasts More to Come
WEB2 days ago · Fed officials predicted that they would cut interest rates to 4.4 percent by the end of the year — much lower than the 5.1 percent they had been expecting in June, when they last released ...
The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
WEB1 day ago · Inflation is slowing — but so is the job market. The rate cut on Wednesday comes as the annual inflation rate has fallen sharply, to 2.5% last month, from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022. “We’re ...
Federal Reserve goes big with half-point interest rate cut ... - NBC News
WEB1 day ago · The Federal Reserve uses its federal funds rate, which serves as a benchmark for interest rates in the rest of the economy, as its main tool for regulating inflation and unemployment.
Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage ... - CBS News
WEB1 day 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 ...
What to know as the Federal Reserve gets set to cut interest rates …
WEB2 days ago · The Federal Reserve is on the verge of cutting interest rates. Here's what to know. Fed Chair Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks at a conference on Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Fed ...
US inflation reaches 3-year low as Fed prepares to cut interest rates ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Updated 1:26 PM PDT, September 11, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate …
Fed Keeps Rates Steady and Forecasts Only One Cut This Year
WEBJun 12, 2024 · The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and signaled one cut in 2024, with more to come in 2025. Earlier, inflation data for May came in cooler than expected.
First interest rate cut in 4 years likely as the Federal Reserve …
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.
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