Fed rate cuts were supposed to help ease U.S. debt costs
Fed rate cuts were supposed to help ease U.S. debt costs, but it’s not looking good so far
Last fiscal year, the interest expense on U.S. debt was $950 billion, up 35% from the prior due mostly to higher rates.
JPMorgan CEO Says the Fed's Rate Cuts Are a 'Minor Thing.' Is He Right?
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has downplayed the Fed's recent interest rate cut. In reality, rate cuts have the potential to change a lot of people's financial situations. Rate cuts are expected to continue, and they're likely to make borrowing less expensive but limit the amount of interest savers can earn.
Fed officials signal more rate cuts, Bostic open to a skip
Slowly cooling inflation and a U.S. job market that remains strong but at risk of deteriorating give a green light for more interest-rate cuts in coming months, Federal Reserve policymakers indicated in remarks on Thursday,
The Fed's Rate Cuts Should Have Mixed Results for Banks
The Federal Reserve's jumbo-sized rate cut in September came too late to have much of an effect on banks' third-quarter results. But lower rates are expected to have mixed results on their profits from lending.
Will the Fed's Rate Cuts Actually Lead to Lower Prices?
In mid-September, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half-a-percentage-point. And in the coming months, the Fed is likely to continue making rate cuts in response to cooling inflation.
The Fed And Federal Budget Extravagance: Interest Rate Cuts At Risk
The Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates in September 2024, and Fed leadership communicated that more cuts would be likely in the remainder of 2024 and into 2025.
How will the Fed's rate cuts affect your retirement savings strategy?
But the Fed's recent rate cut, and any future rate cuts that come down the pike in the next year, should not influence your retirement savings strategy. Simply put, if you're still many years away from retirement, you should be putting the bulk of your savings into the stock market.
Fed on track for gradual rate cuts ahead, officials signal
By Ann Saphir and Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Slowly cooling inflation and a U.S. job market that remains strong but at risk of deteriorating give a green light for more interest-rate cuts in coming months,
Bond Traders’ Big Week Ends With Fed Rate Cuts Even Less Certain
The bond market is growing less convinced by the day that the Federal Reserve will embark on two further interest-rate cuts this year.
CPI for September: Inflation higher than expected. Fed rate cuts still seen as likely.
Somewhat higher core inflation and a strong September jobs report have raised questions among investors about whether the Fed will cut rates again next month. Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.5% in 2025, down from the 3.2% seen in 2024, the Social Security Administration said on Thursday.
If the Fed Cut Rates, Why Have Mortgage Rates Been Going Up?
Mortgage rates dropped before the Fed’s last meeting, and have risen more than 50 basis points since. If you’re wondering why, you’ll need to look at the 10-year Treasury bond yield.
Traders keep bets on 25 basis point Fed rate cuts in November, December
The case for quarter-point U.S. interest rate cuts at upcoming Federal Reserve policy meetings appeared intact on Friday ...
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Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with gradual rate cuts coming
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed will ...
Here's What the Fed's 0.50% Rate Cut Means for People Carrying a Credit Card Balance
Fed rate cuts are supposed to make borrowing money more affordable, but it may not change much for those with credit card ...
Hungary central banker flags likely pause in rate cuts after forint falls
Hungarian central bank Deputy Governor Barnabas Virag flagged a likely pause in the bank's interest rate cuts on Thursday ...