The Fed Makes a Large Rate Cut and Forecasts More to Come
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point, an unusually large move and a clear signal that central bankers think they are winning their war against...
Fed Announces Big Rate Cut - The New York Times
WEBSep 18, 2024 · 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...
Key takeaways from the Fed’s decision to deliver a jumbo-sized
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates aggressively Wednesday, announcing the first rate cut since March 2020. The half-point move paves the way for lower borrowing costs on everything...
Federal Reserve goes big with half-point interest rate cut ... - NBC News
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was lowering its key interest rate by half a percentage point, an unusually aggressive move designed to cushion the economy from a further slowdown.
Live updates: First Fed rate cut since Covid | CNN Business
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Mortgage rates have already begun steadily falling in anticipation of the Fed’s expected Wednesday cut. According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.20% last week ...
Fed's Powell: US economy solid, gradual interest rate cuts coming | AP News
WEB4 days ago · At their last meeting Sept. 18, Fed officials reduced their rate to 4.8%, from a two-decade high of 5.3%, and penciled in two more quarter-point rate cuts in November and December. On Monday, Powell said that remains the most likely outcome. “If the economy performs as expected, that would mean two more cuts this year,” both by …
Fed cuts rates by a half point at September 2024 meeting
WEBSep 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates in an effort...
Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage ... - CBS News
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is cutting its benchmark interest rate by 0.50 percentage points, marking the first reduction in four years and moving to ease borrowing costs as...
Fed cuts interest rates by 50 basis points - USA TODAY
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point Wednesday, moving ahead with its first rate cut in four years and cheering markets that expected an emphatic...
The Fed Suggested That Rate Cuts Could Come Soon
WEBJul 31, 2024 · The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a two-decade high but suggested that recent progress in lowering inflation could enable it to cut interest rates soon.