Fed pauses interest rate cuts as inflation, Trump's plans create uncertainty
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation remains above 2%
The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's ...
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The Fed is hitting the pause button on rate cuts, for now. Here's the impact on your money.
Borrowers hoping for more financial relief from the Federal Reserve may have a wait on their hands, as the central bank is ...
Fed holds rates steady, hitting pause after series of cuts
The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...
Why are mortgage rates still so high? There’s something more important than Fed policy at work
The federal funds rate and mortgage interest rates are often expected to move together, but they haven’t lately. Here’s why.
January Jobs Report Keeps Rates on Pause: What the Experts Are Saying
The unemployment rate, which is derived from a separate survey, declined to 4% from 4.1% the prior month. Economists expected ...
Trump wants transportation funding tied to marriage and birth rates. That’s bad news for Massachusetts.
Some have interpreted the memo as a ploy to divert federal funding away from blue states, like Massachusetts, and direct it to red states.
After Fed rate decision, fed-funds-futures point to higher chance of March pause
Traders in the federal-funds-futures market were pricing in a greater probability that the Federal Reserve may keep its rate-cutting cycle on pause at its next meeting in March, as they assessed the ...
Refinance Rates Keeping Near 7-Week Low
Thursday, keeping the average near its lowest level since mid-December. Rates for some refi loan types saw bigger increases.
Fed Stands Pat on Rates, Entering New Wait-and-See Phase
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says, “We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance.” ...
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The Fed Didn't Budge on Interest Rates. Here's Why That's a Big Deal
Generally, when inflation is high and the economy is in overdrive, the Fed tries to pump the brakes by setting higher ...
Bessent says Trump is focused on the 10-year Treasury yield and won't push the Fed to cut rates
While in the past Trump has implored the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, Bessent said the current strategy is using the levers ...