The Fed’s Rate Cut: A ‘Soft Landing’ – Or ‘Fake News’?
The rate cut is about repairing the Fed’s damaged credibility. “Going big” with 50 basis points is a psychological gambit, to convey decisiveness and self-confidence.
Latest inflation data could boost case for more big Fed rate cuts
Slowing inflation in August buttressed arguments Federal Reserve officials used in defense of their decision to lower interest rates by half of a percentage point last week and prompted traders to bet the U.
Cooling Prices Clears Way For More Fed Rates Cuts
The latest personal consumption expenditures price index figures boost the chances of the Fed cutting rates over the coming months.
Fed Rate Cuts Breathe New Life Into These High-Yield Stocks
Real estate is great, except for the heavy time commitment, which makes it a non-starter for me. “Brett, can you come over and change my lightbulb?”
Another big Fed interest rate cut coming? One economist says yes
Plus the week included a stop in Detroit by Lael Brainard, the director of the National Economic Council, who spoke to the Detroit Economic Club.
Mortgage Rates Are Dropping After the Fed's Rate Cut. Here's Why I'd Still Wait to Refinance
Mortgage rates are starting to fall, but that doesn't mean it's a good time to refinance. Find out why I'd wait a little longer.
Fed rate cuts to help spark broader market opportunities in 2025
Wells Fargo analysts believe that the recent rate cut by the Federal Reserve is just the beginning of a series of reductions that could fuel broader market opportunities in 2025. In a note to clients this week,
Why Fed rate cuts may juice the stock market and your 401(k)
The Fed's interest rate cuts should continue to fuel the stock market as long as the economy avoids recession, experts say. But stocks are overvalued.
Prediction: The Fed's Massive Rate Cut Will Impact the Housing Market in These 3 Ways
The Fed just lowered interest rates, and more cuts are likely coming. Read on to see what that might do to the housing market.
A researcher who studied Trump's plans to control the Fed said it could tank the economy
Economists at a top think tank found Trump's threat to undermine the Fed would lower GDP, raise inflation, and cause capital ...
Fed seen cutting rates another 50 bps in November
Traders added slightly to bets the Federal Reserve will deliver a second 50-basis-point interest rate cut in November after a ...
Jobs and Fed officials may rock stocks this week
Every day through Thursday, Fed governors or members of the Fed's rate-making body, the Federal Open Market Committee, will ...
Fed up with unnecessary white space when printing from the web? AI is here to fix that, and it's about time
Printing anything out at home remains one of the most frustrating experiences in modern life. Assuming you can actually get ...
Fed's Powell set to speak as economists fret about a policy mistake, election risk
A mistake by the U.S. central bank in setting interest rates during the last phase of its inflation battle is the main risk ...
US Inflation Hits Fed’s 2% Goal Early 2025 in Economists Survey
Economists see US inflation reaching the Federal Reserve’s target early next year while the unemployment rate picks up ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in August
Inflation has been slowing for months, which has paved the way for Federal Reserve interest rates cuts. Inflation cooled in ...
Gold pulls back but dovish Fed sets it for best quarter since 2016
Gold prices eased on Monday but hovered near the record peak hit last week, setting bullion on track for its best quarter in ...