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Federal Reserve Ends Powell Era Holding the Fed Funds Rate at 3,505/3.75%
The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50% to 3.75%. Economic data related to employment and inflation has been very little changed over the last couple of months so it came to nobody's surprise that the Fed has held its target... Read →
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Federal Reserve Concludes March 2026 Meeting Holding Rates Steady
The US Federal Reserve has held the US Fed funds rate at a 3.50% to 3.75% target. Stephen Miran dissented. Otherwise the vote was unanimous. The Fed's statement sees uncertainty on both of its dual mandates - to... Read →
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Fed's January 2026 Meeting Ends Leaving US Fed Funds Target at 3.50%/3.75%
The Fed has begun 2026 by leaving the Fed Funds rate unchanged at a 3.50% to 3.75% target. The decision was not unanimous. Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller both dissented from the majority's opinion,... Read →
Fed Lowers Again; Fed Funds Target is Now 3.50% to 3.75%
The Federal Reserve under Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has lowered interest rates by 25 basis points for the third time since September. The Fed funds rate following the December meeting now stands at a target of 3.50% to... Read →
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Fed Lowers Fed Funds Rate By 0.25% to A 3.75%/4.00% Target At October 2026 Meeting
The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates by 25 basis points at its October meeting. Its new rate target is 3.75% to 4.00%. The cut follows a 25 basis point cut in September. The decision has two dissents,... Read →
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Federal Reserve Cuts Fed Funds Rate by 25 Basis Points to A 4.00% - 4.25% Target
As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points to a 4.00% to 4.25% target. This move marks the Fed's first cut since December 18, 2024. Recent measurements show that inflation has moved up recently... Read →
Fed Ends July 2025 Meetings Holding Rates at a 4.25/4.50 Fed Funds Target
The Federal Reserve has ended its July 2025 meeting leaving the Fed funds rate at a 4.25% to 4.50%.
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Federal Reserve Sees An Increase in Uncertainty Around Unemployment and Inflation, Ends May 2025 Meeting Holding Fed Funds Rate at 4.25%/4.50%
In spite of significant pressure from the President to lower interest rates, the Federal Reserve has held interest rates at a 4.25% to 4.50% target at its May 2025 meeting.. The Fed is stuck because it sees inceased risks on both sides... Read →
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Federal Reserve Holds Target at 4.25% to 4.50% at Its March 2025 Meeting
The Federal Reserve's meeting concluded today with the Fed continue to maintain its target rate at 4.25 to 4.50%. In the Fed's statement, it cites significant progress in getting inflation to its 2% target, but still remains... Read →
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Federal Reserve Maintains Funds Rate at 4.25% to 4.50% at January 2025 Meeting
The Federal Reserve ended its January 2025 meeting without changing the Federal Funds target rate or providing much more guidance for the direction for the rest of the year. In its unanimous statement, the Fed says that the economic... Read →
Fed Cuts Funds Rate to A 4.25/4.50% Target and Guides to Slowing Cuts in 2025
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee has ended its December 2024 meeting by cutting the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points to a 4.25% to 4.50% target. The Fed's decision follows a 50 basis point cut in September and a 25 basis... Read →
Federal Reserve Moves Fed Funds Rate Down by 25 Basis Points to a 4.50%-4.75% Range
The Federal Reserve has ended its November 2024 meeting with a 25 basis points cut. This cut follows 50 basis point cut in September and the Fed Funds rate now sits 75 basis points below its 5.25 to 5.50% range which marked the high for... Read →
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Federal Reserve Unveils 50 Basis Point Cut: Fed Funds Target Now at 4.75 to 5.00%
The Federal Reserve acted as expected to lower the benchmark Fed funds rate for the first time in this cycle. Market observers had fully expected a rate cut going into the September 2024 meeting, but had been divided between a 1/4 point and... Read →
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July 2024 Fed Meeting Ends With The Fed Funds Rate Still At 5.25% to 5.50%, But Treasury Yields Move Sharply Lower
The Federal Reserve ended its July meeting by issuing a statement that adjusted its rate stance. Whereas the Fed had previously indicated that it was principally biased towards fighting inflation, its new statement indicates that there has... Read →
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