Fed Expected to Cut Rates Twice This Year, Starting

Fed Expected to Cut Rates Twice This Year, Starting in September
The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady through the first half of the year, before delivering two reductions beginning in September, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Mortgage rates are dropping — can a Fed rate cut be far behind?
In recent weeks, mortgage rates have fallen ahead of the Federal Reserve’s March meeting, and the spring homebuying season is underway. Are rate cuts on the table for the year ahead, and how might factors
Fed to deliver rapid-fire rate cuts if economic downturn happens, traders bet
The Federal Reserve won't lower interest rates at its policy meeting next week, but could deliver the first of a set of rapid-fire reductions in borrowing costs in June if rising fears of an economic downturn triggered by a trade war materialize.
Fed rate cut bets won't be cemented by soft inflation data
The Federal Reserve will likely need a lot more data, and a few more months, to clarify its growth and inflation forecasts and set the path for future rate moves as the impact of tariff and trade uncertainty continues to echo through the world's biggest economy and beyond.
Fed rate cuts could ward off a serious recession, Jim Cramer says
"We're most likely not going to go into a serious recession, because the Fed can take action to prevent that," he said. "And even if the Fed does nothing, the market can recover once all of this tariff stuff is behind us — and it will be behind us at some point.
Fed seen on course for June start to 2025 rate cuts after data
The Federal Reserve is seen restarting interest-rate cuts in June, traders bet on Tuesday, as government data showed U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly flat last month and weekly jobless claims fell.
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Why Barclays Just Increased Its 2025 Interest Rate Cut Predictions
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CD Interest Rates Forecast: Will CD Rates Go Up In 2025?
CD rates tend to track the federal funds rate. When the fed rate goes down, CD rates decline, and vice versa. The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady for nearly a year but ...
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Fed Chair Powell signals possible tweaks to 'dot plot' rate-path forecasts
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US Dollar Price Forecast: Falls as Fed Rate Cut Bets Intensify – GBP/USD and EUR/USD Outlook
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