In this week’s update, we are going to look at the prospects for lower interest rates and what that could mean for the stock and bond market. Also, after some solid back-half performance in January...
FOMC Meeting Date, Rate Change (bps), Federal Funds Rate ; July 26, 2023, +25, 5.25% to 5.50% ; May 3, 2023, +25, 5.00% to 5.25% ; March 22, 2023, +25, 4.75% to 5.00%
Units: Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted, Frequency: Monthly
nominal interest rates because inflation is coming down." Advertisement · Scroll to continue The Fed has boosted the cost... help lower inflation. Compared to the 6.2% rise in September in...
Calendar, Reference, Actual, Previous ; 2024-09-18, Interest Rate Projection - 1st Yr, 3.4%, 4.1% ; 2024-09-18, Interest Rate Projection - 2nd Yr, 2.9%, 3.1% ; 2024-09-18, Interest Rate Projection - 3rd Yr, 2.9%, 2.9%
Continuing low interest rates could dent U.S. bank profits and push bankers into riskier behavior that might threaten the nation’s financial stability, the Federal Reserve said in a report released...
Units: Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted, Frequency: Weekly, Ending Thursday
Fed has raised interest rates at fastest pace in decades to make it costlier for consumers, businesses to borrow. Less demand should curb inflation.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, amid signs of easing inflation. The central bank signaled that its benchmark borrowing rate may start to fall next year.
raising interest rates in March, winding down its pandemic stimulus efforts and fighting rising inflation. The Fed’s Wednesday afternoon statement and subsequent news conference kicked...