Fed Cuts Rates Again - The New York Times
Nov 7, 2024 · Fed officials lowered interest rates to a range of 4.5 to 4.75 percent on Thursday, but avoided talking about politics in their post-meeting statement.
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter point
2024 Nov 7. 4.5–4.75%. Note: From December 2008 to present, the chart reflects the midpoint of the Federal Reserve's target range. The target rate began in 1982. Shaded areas indicate recessions ...
Fed cuts key interest rate a quarter-point but signals ... - NBC News
Nov 7, 2024 · The Federal Reserve announced Thursday it was lowering its key interest rate by a quarter-point — a widely expected move that coincides with inflation approaching the central bank's 2% goal.
Fed's Powell: US economy solid, gradual interest rate cuts coming | AP News
Sep 30, 2024 · At their last meeting Sept. 18, Fed officials reduced their rate to 4.8%, from a two-decade high of 5.3%, and penciled in two more quarter-point rate cuts in November and December. On Monday, Powell said that remains the most likely outcome.
Fed Announces Big Rate Cut - The New York Times
Sep 18, 2024 · The Fed’s decision lowers rates to about 4.9 percent, down from a more than two-decade high. Fed officials lowered interest rates because they are confident that inflation is coming back down...
Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time in Four Years - The New …
Sep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point, an unusually large move and a clear signal that central bankers think they are winning their war against...
Markets rise after Federal Reserve hits pause again on rate hikes - CNN
Nov 1, 2023 · The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday for the second consecutive meeting, leaving the central bank’s benchmark lending rate at its highest level in 22 years.
Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.25 percentage ... - CBS News
Nov 7, 2024 · The Fed cut, half the size of its September reduction, lowers the federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — to a range of 4.5% to 4.75% from its ...
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent ...
2 days ago · Updated 3:12 PM PST, November 14, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed’s officials want to see where it heads next.
Fed cuts interest rates by 50 basis points - USA TODAY
Sep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point Wednesday, moving ahead with its first rate cut in four years and cheering markets that expected an...