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Does Next Week's Fed Meeting Matter for Mortgage Rates? Yes and No
Though mortgage rates could see some volatility, many economists expect them to stay somewhat flat until there's a drastic ...
Why the Fed and ECB are no longer on the same page
Central bank benchmark borrowing costs are now more than 2 percentage points lower in Europe than the US, a divide that has ...
Fed to keep rates steady as tariffs, possible oil shock counter inflation data
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady next week, with investors focused on new central bank ...
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Would ending Fed interest payments on bank reserves save the government money?
For context, one thing the central bank does is act as a bank for banks. And like a commercial bank pays interest on its ...
Fed rate cut expectations rise on soft inflation data, signs of labor market cooling
Market participants on Thursday pushed up their expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. Read more here ...
Fed Expected to Keep Rates Steady as Tariff Risks Outweigh Inflation Data
Trump has demanded the U.S. central bank lower its benchmark overnight interest rate immediately by a full percentage point, ...
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Israel-Iran Conflict Risks More Inflation, Delayed Fed Rate Cuts
Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities risk pushing back the timeline for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts as the US ...
June Fed Meeting: Live Updates and Commentary
Fed meeting is a key economic event, with Wall Street keyed into what Fed Chair Powell & Co. have to say about interest rates ...
Fed Meeting in Focus as Investors Seek Rate-Path Hints
The Fed's two-day monetary policy meeting could present the next major obstacle for markets. While the U.S. central bank is ...