Investors Now Expect More Interest Rate Cuts This Year—As Fears Rise Of A Tariff-Driven Economic Slowdown
Investors now price in three 0.25-percentage-points cuts by year’s end as the most likely scenario, which would send the target federal funds rate down from 4.25% to 4.5% to 3.5% to 3.75%, according to CME Group’s FedWatch Tool, which tracks derivatives contracts betting on Federal Reserve policy.
Rising inflation expectations could put Fed on shallower rate-cut path
American families are growing sharply less optimistic about the economic outlook, but the Federal Reserve may be loathe to respond aggressively to a weakening economy in light of increasing worries that the Trump administration's trade policy will boost already elevated inflation.
Seven in 10 mortgage brokers expect interest rates to rise again by January 2026
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Fed Expected to Cut Rates Twice This Year, Starting in September
The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady through the first half of the year, before delivering two reductions beginning in September, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
What To Expect From The Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decision on Wednesday
Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its interest rate flat at Wednesday's policy meeting.Fed officials are reluctant to make any monetary policy moves while they wait to see what President Donald Trump's economic policies will be enacted and how they'll affect the economy.
Fed rate cut bets won't be cemented by soft inflation data
The Federal Reserve will likely need a lot more data, and a few more months, to clarify its growth and inflation forecasts and set the path for future rate moves as the impact of tariff and trade uncertainty continues to echo through the world's biggest economy and beyond.
SA Asks: Will the Fed cut rates next week?
The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to vote next Wednesday on whether to raise, lower or maintain interest rates at current levels amid heightened concern that a recession may be looming for the US economy.
Fed still expected to cut interest rates in 2025 despite trade war — but not until later in year
The Federal Reserve is still expected to cut interest rates this year — but not until the fall — as policymakers weigh the fallout from President Trump’s tariffs on trade partners, according to a survey released Friday.
Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady next week. But some consumer loans are getting cheaper.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says interest rates on hold amid rise in economic uncertainty
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Weekly Mortgage Rates Rise Following Erratic Tariff News
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.62% in the week ending March 13, up 11 basis points from the previous week. A ...
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BOJ unfazed by rising bond yields, signals resolve to keep hiking rates
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9 quality bank stocks most likely to rise as much as 45% after recent market declines
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NW Natural Gas proposes 6.8% rate hike, PUC seeking public comment
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — NW Natural Gas has proposed a rate increase that would see the cost for single-family homes rise by 6.8%. The Public Utility Commission (PUC) is set to hold a virtual event ...