Why the Job Market Is Giving the Fed Cover to Extend a Pause on Rate Cuts
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.
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The Fed Just Paused Interest Rate Cuts. Here’s What That Means for You
The Federal Reserve spent a good part of 2022 and 2023 implementing interest rate hikes in response to rampant inflation. But ...
Bessent says Trump is focused on the 10-year Treasury yield and won't push the Fed to cut rates
While in the past Trump has implored the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, Bessent said the current strategy is using the levers ...
Why Long-Term Interest Rates Aren’t Falling—And What That Means For Your Portfolio
Via arbitrage, the yield on a long-term bond should equate to investors’ expectations of the average federal-funds rate over ...
Will Tariffs Keep the Federal Reserve From Cutting Interest Rates This Year?
Like everyone else, Federal Reserve officials are watching and waiting to see what tariffs Donald Trump will impose and how they will affect the economy.
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Does Monetary Policy Tightening Reduce Inflation?
Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded ...
Top Fed officials’ comments highlight split on central bank about next interest-rate cuts
The split came into clear focus on Friday, the first day Fed officials spoke publicly in the wake of the decision earlier in the week to hold its benchmark interest rate steady in a range of 4.25%-4.5 ...