Fed rate cuts prompt rethink: Where should you park your savings in 2025?
A financial expert suggests reconsidering savings strategies in 2025 as high-yield savings account rates decrease.
Why Financial Markets Are Losing Hope for a 2025 Fed Rate Cut
The economy has been running hotter than expected lately, raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates higher for longer, and may not even cut interest rates in 2025 as policymakers had predicted.
Why mortgage rates are still high despite the Fed rate cuts
As mentioned, mortgage rates haven't fallen in line with the Fed's rate cuts because they depend on factors beyond the agency's benchmark rate, such as the economy and 10-year Treasury bond yields. For example, when the 10-year treasury rate goes up, mortgage rates tend to follow, and vice-versa.
Rate-Cut Decision Was Narrow, Fed Minutes Show
But minutes from their December meeting suggest that the decision was a close call — and that there is no guarantee policymakers will lower rates again anytime soon. The minutes of the central bank’s Dec.
Fed Rate-Cut Odds Rise
Fears of elevated interest rates dampened the mood on Wall Street at the start of this year–but cooling core inflation and dovish comments by Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller have given investors reason to feel a bit more cheerful this week.
Inflation rose to 5-month high in December. What that means for Fed rate cuts.
Annual inflation ticked up for a third straight month in December as food, energy costs rose, CPI report showed. But underlying price measure eased.
If the Fed pauses rate cuts in January, it might be because of Trump, Fed minutes show
Federal Reserve officials in December signaled concerns that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could stoke inflation, contributing to a more cautious approach to interest rate cuts this year and even a pause this month.
‘We Still Have an Inflation Problem.’ A Fed Newcomer Wants to Go Slow on Rate Cuts.
The central bank’s recent infusion of financial-market brawn includes Beth Hammack, who worked for three decades at Goldman Sachs.
Traders Are Only Pricing in One More Fed Rate Cut This Year. But Odds Are Shifting.
Markets continue to expect the Federal Reserve to deliver just one more quarter-point interest-rate cut this year, but there’s a little less certainty than before. There is a 34% chance that the Fed’s key rate finished the year at 4%-4.
Fed To Wait Until March For Next Interest Rate Cut, Maybe Longer
It is highly unlikely that the Federal Open Market Committee will cut interest rates on January 29. However, a cut in March or May could be possible.
Trump policy changes, not Fed, in focus for rates market: BofA
The U.S. bond market since December has been dialing back expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, as the above chart shows. Similarly, rates investors "do not expect a large shift in ...
Gold poised for third weekly gain on Fed rate cut bets
Gold held firm near a five-week high on Friday and was set for a third straight week of gains, as U.S. inflation data ...
CPI edged higher in December, complicating the Fed's upcoming decision on rate cuts
Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.
BUZZ Investing: Markets React To Fed Rate Cut As Renewed Inflation Risks Emerge
Markets recently faced volatility driven by Fed cuts, resilient economic data, and persistent inflation concerns, leading to subdued sentiment. Click to read.
Most Gulf markets gain on Fed rate cuts, Gaza ceasefire
Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Thursday, driven by softer core U.S. inflation data that fuelled hopes for ...