The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
WEB1 day ago · Inflation is slowing — but so is the job market. The rate cut on Wednesday comes as the annual inflation rate has fallen sharply, to 2.5% last month, from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022. “We’re ...
Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time in Four Years - The New …
WEB2 days ago · Fed officials predicted that they would cut interest rates to 4.4 percent by the end of the year — much lower than the 5.1 percent they had been expecting in June, when they last released ...
The Fed cuts key rate by half-point, signaling end to its inflation ...
WEB1 day ago · The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers. The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market.
Fed unveils oversized rate cut as it gains 'greater confidence' …
WEB2 days ago · The Fed had kept its policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range since last July, when it ended an 18-month rate-hike campaign that was meant to control a surge in inflation, which soared in 2022 to a 40 ...
Key takeaways from the Fed’s decision to deliver a jumbo-sized interest …
WEB1 day ago · In the face of slowing inflation and strong consumer spending, the Federal Reserve announced that it will keep the interest rate steady, holding the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 5.25% to ...
Fed Announces Big Rate Cut - The New York Times
WEB2 days ago · The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point. Here are some takeaways from the decision and from remarks by the Fed chair, Jerome H. Powell. The Fed’s decision ...
Federal Reserve goes big with half-point interest rate cut ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · The Federal Reserve uses its federal funds rate, which serves as a benchmark for interest rates in the rest of the economy, as its main tool for regulating inflation and unemployment.
Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · The Fed said the cut lowers the federal funds rate into a range of 4.75% to 5%, down from its prior range of 5.25% to 5.5%, which had been its highest level in 23 years. The half-point move ...
First interest rate cut in 4 years likely as the Federal Reserve …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that greater progress has been made in reducing inflation to its 2% target, a sign that the central bank is moving closer toward cutting its key interest rate for the first time in four years.
Fed Keeps Rates Steady and Forecasts Only One Cut This Year
WEBJun 12, 2024 · The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and signaled one cut in 2024, with more to come in 2025. Earlier, inflation data for May came in cooler than expected.