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Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut
Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.
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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in years as inflation keeps cooling
The Federal Open Market Committee voted Wednesday to lower interest rates by 50 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate down from two-decade highs after more than a year of watching and waiting.
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight
The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing.
Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by a sizable half-point, signaling an end to its inflation fight
Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by a sizable half-point, signaling an end to its inflation fight
Cheaper Mortgages Are Coming, but How Soon After Fed Rate Cut?
Now, at least, the wait for an interest rate reduction is officially over. During Wednesday’s meeting, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee slashed the federal funds rate by a half-percentage point,
Mortgage rates continue falling after Federal Reserve cuts interest rates
The Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cut has led to a decrease in mortgage rates, potentially easing the housing affordability crisis.
Mortgage rates are falling fast, and Fed easing portends much more relief to come
Cooler inflation raises odds of bigger rate cut Jimmy Jean, vice-president, strategist and chief economist at Desjardins talks with Financial Post's Larysa Harapyn about how cooler inflation raises the odds of a bigger rate cut.
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Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also ...
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Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark ... after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American ...
Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended: ...
The Wall Street economist who nailed the Fed’s ‘joyous’ rate cut sees the same thing again
"In other contexts, a larger move may convey greater concern about growth, but Powell repeatedly stressed this was basically ...
Waller, de la Fed, dice que la desaceleración de la inflación lo llevó a apoyar gran recorte
El gobernador de la Reserva Federal Christopher Waller indicó que los datos favorables de inflación, y no las preocupaciones ...