Analysis-Fed's bumper rate cut revives 'reflation specter' in US bond market
The Federal Reserve's aggressive start of the easing cycle has rekindled inflation worries in the U.S. bond market, as some investors fear looser financial conditions could re-ignite price pressures.
Good News for the Stock Market: The Fed Believes Its Jumbo Rate Cut Was a 1-and-Done
Investors are cheering as policymakers expect the labor market to hold steady through a series of smaller cuts into 2025.
What’s Next After The Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut?
Forbes’ expert contributors help explain what the Fed’s move means for investors, businesses, job seekers, home buyers and more.
The Fed Just Made a Pivotal Rate Cut. What Will It Do Next?
After the Fed’s pivotal interest rate cut this week, policymakers face the question of how much further to reduce borrowing costs, and how fast.
Opinion
The Fed’s Big Rate Cut Wasn’t Political. It Was an Economic No-Brainer.
But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic case for a rate cut was overwhelming; the case for a big cut was very strong. Not cutting would have been political. And the Fed didn’t let itself be bullied into inaction.
The Fed’s long-awaited rate cut is colliding with presidential politics
The Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates for the first time in the Biden era after the White House spent the last three years grappling with Americans’ dissatisfaction with the cost of living,
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.
NY Fed's Perli: Markets were prepared to view last week's rate cut properly
The central bank official responsible for implementing monetary policy at the New York Federal Reserve said on Tuesday financial markets were prepared to properly interpret a bigger-than-expected interest rate cut as something other than a sign of trouble.
Stock Market Today: Dow edges up as stocks look to extend Fed rate-cut rally
Neil Dutta, head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research, correctly called the Federal Reserve's 50 basis-point rate cut last week. In a Monday note, he laid out three scenarios for the Fed's next policy decision in November: "(1) Steady growth and weak inflation yield a 25bp cut,
Will The Fed Slash Interest Rates Again? Market Expects Another Big Cut As Borrowing Gets Pricier.
Since the Fed announced its 0.5 percentage-point cut last week, the 10-year Treasury yield has actually increased to a three-week high, defying expectations.
Inflation Progress And Labor Market Cooling: The Fed's Rate Cut Thinking
The Fed made a relatively large reduction in short-term interest rates. Though the economy has been strong, they believe that the previous Fed Funds interest rate, 5.33%, was restrictive.
Gold scales record peak on bets of another big Fed rate cut
Gold held steady after hitting an all-time high on Wednesday on hopes of another large U.S. rate cut as the spotlight shifted ...
Following Fed Rate Cut, Attention Turns to Fresh Data as Polls Shows Economy Boosting Kamala Harris
The Fed’s larger-than-expected half-point cut sent markets soaring and should send consumer borrowing rates down, providing a ...
New home sales dropped less than expected ahead of Fed rate cut
New home sales dropped 4.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716,00 units last month, the Commerce Department’s Census ...
Lone Fed dissenter worried bigger rate cut would send signal of 'economic fragility'
Fed governor Michelle Bowman elaborated in a speech Tuesday about her dissent from last week's jumbo rate cut, saying that ...
Fed's Rate Cut Offers Limited Relief for US Factories Facing China Competition
"What the Fed can do is create expectations for short-term growth with a rate cut, which is powerful," said Cliff Waldman, ...
Crypto Surge On Fed Cut, Trump’s DeFi Details
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What the Fed’s rate cut could mean for you
The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto ...
Fed rate cuts will put money in pockets, but a mood shift may take time
The public's mood is still marred by nearly two years of high inflation despite the pace of price increases declining ...