What’s the Fed’s ‘Neutral’ Interest Rate? Why Does It Matter?
Central banks seek to manage economies by setting interest rates at levels that encourage or discourage activities such as ...
Wall St Week Ahead Fed rate view in focus as robust stocks year draws to close
A banner year for U.S. stocks gets one of its last big tests with the coming week’s Federal Reserve meeting, as investors ...
Fed rate view in focus as robust stocks year draws to close
A banner year for U.S. stocks gets one of its last big tests with the coming week’s Federal Reserve meeting, as investors ...
Fed expected to cut interest rates despite rising inflation. Here's why
The reason is clear, experts told ABC News: Interest rates will remain historically high even after a small cut. The Fed ...
Donald Trump's plans will test Fed interest rate cut bets in 2025
The stock market appears to agree: After his comeback win, the S&P 500 topped the 6,000-point mark for the first time and the ...
US data has Fed striding toward rate cut next week, and tip-toeing into 2025
Investors view it as a near given that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at ...
Fed officials advocate for ‘caution’ and slower rate cuts next year as Trump prepares ...
Experts say Trump’s potential policies, including his tariff proposals, could do much to impact the economy and the Fed’s ...
Worries of a Fed policy mistake are growing amid a hot economy and sticky inflation
The fear among some commentators is that the Fed is cutting rates in a hot economy with inflation above target, raising the ...
Inflation increased in November, complicating Fed's next rate decision
The inflation gauge makes up the last piece of significant economic data before the Fed announces its next interest rate ...
Chances of Fed rate cut rise despite higher November inflation report
The market sees the probability of another 25 basis point interest rate cut at next week's Federal Reserve meeting as rising ...
Fed’s interest rate decision in focus
On a monetary level, we highlight ECB’s interest rate decision to cut rates by 25 basis points and signal its readiness for more easing to come. The decision tended to be more or less expected, given ...
Fed to Cut Once More Before Slowing Pace in 2025, Economists Say
Federal Reserve officials will lower interest rates this month for a third straight time and pare back the number of rate ...