Mortgage Rates Aren’t Moving in the Same Direction as the Federal Funds Rate—Here’s Why
Mortgage rates aren’t directly tied to the federal funds rate like savings and CDs. Instead, they’re tied to the 10-year ...
Boston Fed President Says December Rate Cut Isn’t a ‘Done Deal’
Officials lowered interest rates by a combined 0.75 point at their last two meetings.
Powell Says Solid Economy Allows Fed to Consider Rate Cuts ‘Carefully’
The U.S. central bank has lowered interest rates by 0.75 point since September.
Fed Chair Powell delivers blunt take on interest rates
Related: Despite interest rate cuts, mortgage rates rise for home buyers So it's happened this week. Both the Consumer Price ...
Powell says no need for Fed to rush rate cuts given strong economy
Ongoing economic growth, a solid job market, and inflation that remains above the 2% target means the U.S. central bank does ...
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming ...
Fed Chair Powell Says There’s No Need to ‘Hurry’ to Cut Rates
A strong economy is giving Federal Reserve officials room to move “carefully” as they lower interest rates, the central bank ...
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak Thursday in Dallas at 3 p.m. ET. You can watch his appearance live here.
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Powell says Fed will continue cutting rates, but there's no preset course
The Fed is moving policy over time to a more neutral setting, but “the path for getting there is not preset,” Powell said Nov ...
Are the Fed's Rate Cuts Over Now That Inflation Is Rising Again?
October's Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures changes in the cost of consumer goods and services, showed that annual inflation rose by 2.6%. That's not an alarmingly high rate of inflation.
U.S. inflation rose 2.6% in October, a month after the Federal Reserve began cutting rates
U.S. inflation rose 2.6% on an annual basis last month, representing an uptick from September when the Federal Reserve began ...