Wall Street sees 'slower' pace of Fed rate cuts in 2025
Markets widely expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year at its December meeting. The question is what the central bank will do next year. Recent sticky inflation prints and evidence the US economy is growing at a solid pace have raised doubts that the Fed will bring down rates as quickly as it previously
Fed minutes may show start of debate over how far to go on rate cuts
Powell just a week after the meeting said the economy was "not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates."
Fed officials see interest rate cuts ahead, but only 'gradually,' meeting minutes show
Federal Reserve officials expressed confidence that inflation is easing and the labor market is strong, allowing for further interest rate cuts albeit at a gradual pace, according to minutes from the November meeting released Tuesday.
Fed Kept Options Open on Rate Cuts, Minutes Show
The account of the central bank’s Nov. 6-7 meeting, released on Tuesday, showed that Fed officials still planned to cut interest rates further. But with the job market holding up better than expected and the economy growing at a solid clip, they are in no rush to slash them rapidly.
Federal Reserve officials signal cautious path for rate cuts amid still-high inflation
With inflation still elevated, Federal Reserve officials expressed caution at their last meeting about cutting interest rates too quickly, adding to uncertainty about their next moves
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. It's also only a modest uptick from September's CPI reading, which measured annual inflation at 2.4%.
Fed cites volatility, uncertainty as reasons to go slow on rate cuts
Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group agreed to avoid giving much guidance from here on about how U.
Fed Leaning Toward ‘Gradual’ Future Interest Rate Cuts
The Fed has lowered interest rates by a total of 75 basis points over its last two meetings, but further rate cuts may be sparse.
Fed minutes show volatility was reason to go slow on rate cuts as Trump policies cloud outlook
Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group agreed this was a moment to avoid giving much concrete guidance about how US monetary policy is likely to evolve in the weeks ahead.
Fed's Goolsbee says pace of rate cuts may need to slow
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Thursday reiterated his support for further interest rate cuts and his openness to doing them more slowly, remarks that underscore the U.S. central bank's debate that it's not about whether,
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Fed Minutes Show Officials Prefer Future Rate Cuts to Be Gradual
Federal Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy ...
The Fed's rate cuts will spark a $2 trillion exodus from money-market funds, Apollo chief economist says
Money-market funds have attracted record inflows since 2022. That money is set to flow back to the market as rates come down ...
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Lock in a mortgage rate after the Fed cuts? This might be your last chance
“If the Fed holds back on rate cuts, mortgage rates could remain higher for longer.” Should you lock in a lower rate now? Nina Gidwaney, head of refinance and home equity at Chase Home ...
Gold dips on firm dollar, inflation data sparks caution on Fed rate cuts
Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while investors assessed a flurry of economic data ...
Fed's Key Inflation Measure Likely Stayed Above-Target In October
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation likely stayed too hot for comfort in October, though possibly not hot ...