Economists say no rate cut is likely in May The Federal Reserve policy committee's next meeting is May 6 and May 7. Most economists don't expect the Fed to cut the short-term federal funds rate ...

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by another quarter percentage point Wednesday but forecast a significantly slower pace of rate cuts next year following a recent ...

Here's what experts think. The experts we spoke with primarily agree that there will be at least one Fed rate cut this year — but some believe there could be more. And, more than one Fed rate ...

Now, the Fed is set to meet on Wednesday to make its next rate decision — but Mr. Trump may need to wait longer to get his cuts. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark rate steady ...

ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Beyond the immediate headlines generated by the Fed's 50 basis point interest rate cut, it is policymakers' revised outlook for the fed funds rate's eventual ...

All bank savings rates are variable — so will fall if the Fed lowers its benchmark rate later this year. But, for now, many of the highest-yielding online savings accounts are paying between 4% ...

But if you look more closely at the Fed’s rate projections, the range of forecasts reflects the uncertain outlook for inflation and the overall economy. The seven members of the Fed’s Board of ...

Let’s start with a recap of the Fed’s actions over the last several years. The federal-funds rate had been near zero during the pandemic in order to buffer the economy from that shock.

The Fed, aiming to tamp down on historically high inflation, approved a 0.25 percentage point interest rate hike and reportedly expect to rise rates six more times this year. Americans caught a ...

October jobs report shows signs of labor market cooling Rate futures signal high chance of small Fed cut on Nov. 7 Fed policy rate seen in 4.25%-4.50% range at end of 2024 Nov 1 (Reuters ...

The dot plot also revealed the Fed kept its longer run federal funds rate projection at 3% and kept its end-of-2025 midpoint federal funds rate forecast at 3.9%, still calling for a pair of rate ...