Fed Rate Cuts Breathe New Life Into These High-Yield Stocks
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Latest inflation data could boost case for more big Fed rate cuts
Slowing inflation in August buttressed arguments Federal Reserve officials used in defense of their decision to lower interest rates by half of a percentage point last week and prompted traders to bet the U.
Cooling Prices Clears Way For More Fed Rates Cuts
The latest personal consumption expenditures price index figures boost the chances of the Fed cutting rates over the coming months.
The Fed’s Rate Cut: A ‘Soft Landing’ – Or ‘Fake News’?
The rate cut is about repairing the Fed’s damaged credibility. “Going big” with 50 basis points is a psychological gambit, to convey decisiveness and self-confidence.
Another big Fed interest rate cut coming? One economist says yes
Plus the week included a stop in Detroit by Lael Brainard, the director of the National Economic Council, who spoke to the Detroit Economic Club.
Mortgage Rates Are Dropping After the Fed's Rate Cut. Here's Why I'd Still Wait to Refinance
Mortgage rates are starting to fall, but that doesn't mean it's a good time to refinance. Find out why I'd wait a little longer.
Fed rate cuts to help spark broader market opportunities in 2025
Wells Fargo analysts believe that the recent rate cut by the Federal Reserve is just the beginning of a series of reductions that could fuel broader market opportunities in 2025. In a note to clients this week,
A researcher who studied Trump's plans to control the Fed said it could tank the economy
Economists at a top think tank found Trump's threat to undermine the Fed would lower GDP, raise inflation, and cause capital ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in August
Inflation has been slowing for months, which has paved the way for Federal Reserve interest rates cuts. Inflation cooled in ...
Fed seen cutting rates another 50 bps in November
Traders added slightly to bets the Federal Reserve will deliver a second 50-basis-point interest rate cut in November after a ...
Jobs and Fed officials may rock stocks this week
Every day through Thursday, Fed governors or members of the Fed's rate-making body, the Federal Open Market Committee, will ...
US Inflation Hits Fed’s 2% Goal Early 2025 in Economists Survey
Economists see US inflation reaching the Federal Reserve’s target early next year while the unemployment rate picks up ...
Fed's Powell set to speak as economists fret about a policy mistake, election risk
A mistake by the U.S. central bank in setting interest rates during the last phase of its inflation battle is the main risk ...
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows prices increased less than Wall Street expected in August
The latest update on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge comes as investors whether the Fed will cut interest ...