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Central bank, rate cuts and Fed

The New York Times · 23h

Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step

Officials in some countries started cutting rates last year, but others, including those in Europe and the United States, have taken a more cautious approach.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.50 percentage points in first cut since 2020

The Fed's decision will lower borrowing costs from a 23-year high as the central bank pivots to shoring up economic growth.

Fed lowers interest rates with surprising jumbo half-point cut

The Fed was behind the curve when raising interest rates to corral inflation and the lesson appears to have been learned. By making a larger half-point interest rate cut right from the get-go, the Fed is taking out some insurance against being behind the curve again. — Greg McBride, CFA , chief financial analyst for Bankrate

Sales, August and Mortgage Rates

CNN on MSN · 1d

Mortgage rates drop to lowest since early February 2023 after Fed’s jumbo interest rate cut

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month. But much more housing demand will likely be unleashed onto the market after the Federal Reserve finally cut interest rates this week for the first time in four years — and signaled more rate cuts by year’s end.

CBS News on MSN · 4d

Will mortgage interest rates drop this week? Here's what to know

The Federal Reserve is set to issue its first rate cut since 2020 this week. Here's what it means for mortgage rates.

Newsweek on MSN · 22h

U.S. Home Sales Surprise Fall in August Despite Easing Mortgage Rates

Sales decreased 2.5% month on month to a 3.86 million according to a report from the National Association of Realtors

Reuters on MSN20h

Biden expects Fed to continue cutting interest rates

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects the Federal Reserve to continue cutting ...

4don MSN

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?

American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal ...

1d

Interest rates are finally coming down this year. Here’s what that means for 5 common investments.

Wealth Enhancement Group analyzed federal resources, including Fed research and FINRA guidance, to see what lower interest ...

Money Digest on MSN5d

Car Insurance Rates Are Rising Fastest In These 5 States, Per New Report

In addition, we'll take a look at the states with the highest auto insurance rates (it's not the same as the fastest risers), ...

15hon MSN

‘Watch out’: Economist’s terrifying outlook for Aussie interest rates

An economist has warned Australia has been left “exposed to inflation that’s really destructive”, days before the Reserve ...

1don MSN

Fed institutes mega interest-rate cut of 50 basis points as labor market cools

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since March 2020, lowering the Fed funds rate by 50 ...

11h

Analysis-Rate Cuts Are Here, but US Stocks May Have Already Priced Them In

As the Federal Reserve kicks off a long-awaited rate cutting cycle, some investors are wary that richly valued U.S. stocks ...

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