The Federal Reserve’s latest dot plot, explained – and what it says about interest rate cuts
The Fed’s dot plot is a chart that records each Fed official’s projection for the central bank’s key short-term interest rate. The dot plot is updated every three months and is meant to provide insight into the Fed’s future rate decisions,
Fed lowers rates but sees fewer cuts next year due to stubbornly high inflation
Stocks stalled while the dollar drifted higher on Wednesday as investors made last-minute adjustments to portfolios in the countdown to the year's final salvo of central bank meetings, while news of a potential Nissan-Honda tie-up lifted car stocks.
Fed’s Daly Says She’s ‘Very Comfortable’ With Two 2025 Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she is “very comfortable” with policymakers’ median projection of two interest-rate cuts next year, emphasizing the central bank can turn to a slower approach.
Fed cuts interest rate for third time this year as economic uncertainty looms
The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point cut to its key interest rate Wednesday, an effort to keep stable what appears to be a steady but cooling economy.
The Fed cuts interest rates once again in its final decision of the year
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, with the central bank expected to move more slowly in 2025.
Fed lowers key interest rate by another quarter point but sees just 2 cuts in 2025
The Fed trimmed a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, its third straight rate cut. But it forecast fewer 2025 cuts amid inflation uptick.
Fed’s Goolsbee Now Sees Shallower Path for Rate Cuts Next Year
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he adjusted his outlook for interest rates a little higher for 2025 but added he still expects borrowing costs to fall a “fair bit more” over the next 12 to 18 months.
Fed policymakers prepare the ground for rate-cut pause next year
By Michael S. Derby, Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers, fresh from an interest rate cut this week, on Friday signaled their readiness to take a break from further reductions in borrowing costs next year as they take stock of progress to lower inflation.
The Fed is lowering interest rates. So why are mortgage rates going up?
The central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate three times in 2024, but mortgage rates haven't followed suit. In fact, they're higher. Why?
The Fed’s rate cuts were supposed to make borrowing cheaper. So why is it harder than ever to buy a house?
Most recently, right after the Fed’s decision was announced, the 30-year mortgage rate jumped 22 basis points between Tues
Fed's Hammack says economic strength argued against rate cut
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said Friday she voted against the central bank’s rate cut earlier this week because economic strength and the inflation outlook argued against easing policy.
Fed Officials Strike An Optimistic Tone After Slashing Rate Cut Forecasts
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said interest rates would be lowered by a “fair amount” next year in ...
Fed charts more cautious path for rates as high prices persist
“Given what we’ve seen over the last few months, the economy looks a little stronger and inflation looks a little higher, and ...
Fed rate cut is ‘the last thing Trump needs as he enters office, says ally of president-elect
The Fed interest-rate reduction that's expected today is being criticized in a newsletter published by Stephen Moore, an ...
Live: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Says The Economy Is In A 'Really Good Place'
The projections are a snapshot of individual committee members' best guesses on the future of unemployment, inflation and ...
The Fed has a big interest rate decision coming Wednesday. Here's what to expect
The Commerce Department is expected to report Friday that the personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed's ...