The Fed Stays the Course: Why July’s Non-Rate Cut Signals Good News for Small Business

A continued pause in rate cuts suggests the Fed sees no need to stimulate the economy, meaning growth, employment, and spending are holding up. For small businesses, that signals a steady demand for ... Read More

Inflation Report Boosts Prospect of Fed Rate Cut in September

With the job market faltering and consumer prices not surging as expected, investors increasingly believe the Federal Reserve is about to cut interest rates to boost the economy. Read More

Why Cut Rates in an Economy This Strong? A Big Question Confronts the Fed.

The Fed’s main rate is quoted in what economists refer to as “nominal” terms. That means that when we say interest rates are set around 5.3 percent today, that number is not taking into ... Read More

Overly strong economy may delay Fed’s rate cuts - Finance & Commerce

Some Fed officials cautioned that the economy appears so strong that there’s a real risk that price increases could spike again. (AP Photo: David Zalubowski) ... Read More

Powell says no need for Fed to rush rate cuts given strong economy

The economy's strengths include a still-low 4.1% unemployment rate, growth at what Powell called a "stout" 2.5% annual pace that remains above Fed estimates of its underlying potential, consumer ... Read More

Fed Likely to Cut Rates This Week Despite Strong Economy

Now, three months later, the economy continues to hold up well and inflation has trended upward in the short term, yet odds are close to 99% that the Fed will lower rates again this week.The ... Read More

Trump urges rate cuts to boost savings, but Fed says economy is strong

Economic experts say the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut rates despite President Donald Trump's demands due to uncertainty from tariff hikes. Read More

Fed’s Williams Says Economy Strong, Needs More Data for Rate Cut

Fed’s Williams Says Economy Strong, Needs More Data for Rate Cut New York Fed head says economy ‘moving in the right direction’ Williams declined to comment on when first rate cut would be ... Read More

Economic Outlook: Why the Fed’s Jumbo Rate Cut Was an Error - Inc.com

A slate of recent economic data has revived chatter on whether the central bank’s jumbo rate cut in September was necessary: Retail sales rose 0.4 percent in September compared with August. Read More

Strong jobs data throws off Fed’s rate cut timeline - MSN

Eddie Ghabour, co-founder, Key Advisors Group, joined TheStreet to break down what this means for the Fed's rate cut timeline. Related: May jobs report crushes recession fears, market expert says ... Read More

Powell says Fed not 'in a hurry' to cut interest rates with 'economy ...

The Fed isn't expected to reduce its federal funds rate at a mid-March meeting. Powell acknowledged the Fed's neutral interest rate - which theoretically would neither stimulate nor slows economic ... Read More

Fed rate decision will be big economic news this week. How much traders ...

As Fed chair Jerome Powell announced the first 0.25% interest-rate increase on March 16, 2022, he repeated "price stability" 23 times – underscoring the Fed's north star for months to come. Read More