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The FOMC cut rates by 25 basis points. They drew back on their easing bias somewhat by removing "downside risks to growth remain" from its statement, but left no sign of a future pause to the interest rate cuts. Fisher and Plosser dissented, preferring no change. Official statement: March 18, 2008 2.25% 2.50% 8–2
The wait is over. After more than a year of will-they-or-won’t-they, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18 announced the first cut to its benchmark federal funds rate since the early days of the COVID ...
The Federal Reserve went big with its first interest rate cut since March of 2020. The Fed announced a half-point cut in the federal funds rate, dropping to 4.875%, down from a 23-year high of 5.50%.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to lower its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points, but said it plans fewer cuts in 2025. Fed lowers rates by 0.25 percentage point, but expects fewer ...
The Fed cut its federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — by 0.25 percentage points, lowered the rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, down from its ...
Despite the Fed's September cut, mortgage rates have increased over the last month, with the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan sitting at about 6.72%, according to Freddie Mac ...
3. Fixed and adjustable mortgage rates. Mortgage rates can be among the winners of Fed rate cuts as they tend to follow the Fed funds rate’s direction, though not in perfect sync. Unlike deposit ...
Thursday’s Fed rate cut reduced its benchmark rate to about 4.6%, down from a four-decade high of 5.3%. The Fed had kept its rate that high for more than a year to fight the worst inflation ...