federal reserve interest rates

Inflation fell to 2.5% in Jan. in Fed’s preferred gauge

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Slows in January. What It Means for Interest Rates.

Inflation pressures continued to moderate in January, which may give the Federal Reserve reason to lower interest rates again later this year. The personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index,

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The Fed’s favorite tool to track inflation unlikely to offer ammo for reducing U.S. interest rates

The latest look at U.S. inflation is unlikely to ease the worries on Wall Street, but it probably won’t add to the jitters.

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Dropped To 7-Month Low In January

Inflation has been above the 2% historic target every month since February 2021, according to the core personal expenditures index.

Fed predicted to cut interest rates in June as consumer confidence takes a dive

The Federal Reserve is likely to resume cutting interest rates in June and could reduce short-term borrowing costs again in ...

‘CD rates will likely keep dipping.’ You can still snag CDs paying 4-5%, but for how much longer?

While the Federal Reserve slashed rates three times in 2024, they’ve kept rates steady so far this year — and some CDs are ...

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Trump may have found a way to force US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

President Trump seeks to leverage fiscal policy to influence the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates. By pursuing $1 ...

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The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates again — here's why your savings account's APY may increase

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a new hike of interest rates for the fourth time this year, this time at 75 basis points (0.75%). The recent interest rate hikes have been part ...

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The One Bright Spot of Rising Interest Rates: Free Money

When inflation started surging in the wake of the pandemic, it put a lot of Americans in a tough financial spot. And while ...

How Trump could lower certain mortgage rates

Trump could order the Treasury Department to start buying mortgage-backed securities, like when the Federal Reserve bought ...

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Understanding the federal funds rate: What it is and how it affects your wallet

The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC ...