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Fed rate cut at next meeting is a coin flip after shutdown data blackout

Investors are split on whether the Fed will cut interest rates again in December, uncertainty that is made worse by a lack of recent data. Read More

Future Fed Rate Cuts ‘Far’ From Certain After Divided Meeting

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates at its second consecutive meeting, but Chair Jerome Powell cast doubt on expectations of a further rate cut this year. Powell made an unusually pointed ... Read More

Fed Officials Begin to Push Back on Rate Cuts

It was just the other day when the conventional wisdom was that the Federal Reserve had turned the corner and more rate cuts were effectively a lock. Putting aside President Donald Trump’s relentless ... Read More

Amid Limited Jobs Data, Fed Takes Cautious Stance on Rate Cuts

Taking a question following the Fed’s expected move to lower interest rates by a quarter point, Powell told reporters a December cut is “not a foregone conclusion – far from it.” That sent a shiver ... Read More

Fed's December rate cut looks increasingly like a toss-up

Citing worries about inflation and signs of relative stability in the labor market after two U.S. interest rate cuts this year, a growing number of Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling reticence ... Read More

Fed reduces interest rate by a quarter point, Powell says December cut not guaranteed

The Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 announced a quarter percentage point rate cut, marking its second consecutive rate reduction. The move brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate down to a range of 3.75% ... Read More

Fed Cuts Rates; Powell Says Future Cuts ‘Far From’ Certain

The Fed lowered rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% at its October meeting. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ... Read More

The Fed is expected to cut rates this week — even while the government is shut down

The government shutdown means jobs data hasn't been released, while inflation came out late. Rate cuts could ease mortgage and credit card borrowing costs for consumers. The Fed is set to make its ... Read More

What will next Fed rate cut mean for mortgages, credit cards and car loans?

The last time the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate was on Sept. 17 when the benchmark rate was reduced by a quarter point. The Fed cut rates three times in 2024. The average 30-year fixed ... Read More