The unemployment rate will tend to rise (as has happened over the past year or so), as businesses find it harder to invest. The Fed, though ... point is equal to 1/100 th of one percentage ...

The FOMC holds eight policy meetings every year, at which they survey the economic landscape and vote on whether to hold fed funds steady or change the rate. Over the last 50 years, the federal ...

Likewise, we expect the 10-year Treasury yield to ... Let’s start with a recap of the Fed’s actions over the last several years. The federal-funds rate had been near zero during the pandemic ...

It forecasts growth falling to just 1.7% in 2025, down from 2.8% last year ... Eight of the 19 Fed officials said they see only one or zero rate reductions this year, up from just four in December.

Overall, Waller said he thought the Fed's median projection of two quarter-point rate cuts this year was still sensible. "I don't think there is anything wrong with that kind of number," he said.

In September, the Fed decided to lower the federal funds rate by 50 basis points. It cut its target rate by another 25 bps in November, and again in December. In its last meeting, the Fed held ...

The Fed has been holding its key interest rate steady this year ... Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell last year to their lowest level in nearly 30 years. They rose 4.2% last month ...