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Fed’s Musalem Sees Gradual Rate Cuts If Inflation Keeps Falling
11 hours ago · Fed officials lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point last week, the second consecutive cut. Musalem said recent rate reductions “lessened but did not eliminate policy restraint ...
Fed officials wary of inflation risks as they weigh more rate cuts
15 hours ago · The Fed cut its policy rate by half a percentage point in September after a sharp slowdown in job growth and a rise in the unemployment rate raised concerns about a potential recession. Subsequent ...
Fed Cuts Rates Again - The New York Times
6 days ago · Federal Reserve officials cut interest rates on Thursday, their second reduction of 2024 and the latest sign that policymakers believe that inflation is finally coming under control.
The Fed just cut rates again — and the timing is undeniably …
6 days ago · Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point Thursday on the heels of the US presidential election earlier this week. It’s the second rate cut since ...
Inflation Ticks Up, as the Fed’s Victory Remains Incomplete
20 hours ago · Nov. 13, 2024 Updated 2:07 p.m. ET. Inflation ticked up slightly on an annual basis in October, the latest evidence that while cost increases continue to come under control, they have not yet been ...
Live updates: First Fed rate cut since Covid | CNN Business
Sep 18, 2024 · In a significant shift for the US economy, the Federal Reserve announced a jumbo-sized rate cut Wednesday, its first rate reduction cut since Covid. It’s a major economic milestone both for the...
Live Updates: Fed Keeps Rates Steady, Hints at Future Cuts
Mar 20, 2024 · Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and continued to forecast that borrowing costs will come down somewhat by the end of the year as inflation eases.
Live: Analysis of Fed Rate Decision, Powell News Conference
May 1, 2024 · Fed holds rates steady, citing lack of inflation progress; Central bank to slow balance-sheet runoff starting in June; Powell says rate hike is unlikely to be Fed’s next move
Key takeaways from the Fed’s decision to deliver a jumbo-sized
Sep 18, 2024 · In the face of slowing inflation and strong consumer spending, the Federal Reserve announced that it will keep the interest rate steady, holding the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 5.25%...