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First Interest Rate Cut May Not Come Until June 'If At All,' Economist Warns As Fed Holds Steady
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:11pm | 463The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% on Wednesday, following a series of three consecutive rate cuts that began in September. Here's a look at how experts see the Federal Reserve's path ahead. Expert Ideas: Multiple economists noted that the language in the...
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Interest Rate Cuts 'On Hold... If There Are Any At All In 2025' After December's Sticky Consumer Inflation Report: Economists
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 11:45am | 504Consumer inflation eased slightly in December, with core CPI coming in at 3.2% on a year-over-year basis, below the 3.3% estimate. Headline CPI rose 2.9% year-over-year, in-line with expectations. The print is the latest economic data that the Federal Reserve will consider before its next interest...
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'No Rate Cuts In Q1 2025,' Strategist Says After Fed's December Minutes
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 5:06pm | 463Minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting released on Wednesday show officials are uncertain about the path of future rate cuts, as President-elect Donald Trump's policies and how they could affect inflation remain unknown. Expert Ideas: Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial,...
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Hawkish Fed Risk Fades After Powell's Remarks: He 'Set The Bar Extremely High For Rate Hikes'
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 5:44pm | 730In its latest policy meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve opted to maintain its benchmark interest rates at 5.25%-5.50%, aligning with market predictions but offering a cautious stance on the return the 2% inflation target, noting that there has recently been “a lack of further progress...