Fed heading to more wary and 'hedged posture' on rate cuts

If the Fed is cutting interest rates, why are mortgages and business loans costing more?
Kent, the mortgage banker, noted that Fed rate cuts have more impact on credit cards, car loans, and other short-term borrowing than on business and mortgage loans. If mortgage rates stay high, he expects more buyers will ask for adjustable-rate loans, as if betting that rates will fall over the next few years.
Fed heading to more wary and 'hedged posture' on rate cuts: Evercore
The Federal Reserve appears to be heading to a more wary and “hedged posture” on the rate and level of further rate cuts due to the incoming Trump administration, according to Evercore. The shift in the central bank’s tone,
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Bitcoin slips as Fed signals rate cuts unlikely in December
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