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 Fed’s monetary policy has shifted significantly ... leading to the most aggressive rate hikes in 40 years. The Federal Reserve’s decisions significantly impact the economy, influencing ...

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 ...

Yet the central bank on Wednesday stuck with its prior forecast that it will cut interest rates twice this year. The central bank voted to keep the so-called fed funds rate at a range of 4.25% to ...

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 ...

She has over 10 years of experience ... deposit rates The Fed meets eight times a year to assess the health of the US economy and vote on the federal funds rate, the rate banks use to lend and ...

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.