The Fed Just Issued a 0.50% Rate Cut. Here's What That Means for Your Savings Account
The Fed rate cut will have ripple effects across a variety of financial products. Learn how it'll impact your savings account.
The Fed’s Rate Cut: A ‘Soft Landing’ – Or ‘Fake News’?
The rate cut is about repairing the Fed’s damaged credibility. “Going big” with 50 basis points is a psychological gambit, to convey decisiveness and self-confidence.
How Fed rate cuts may impact consumers
The Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by 0.5% on Sept. 18. While it remains to be seen how many more rate cuts will occur, the consensus appears to be additional quarter-point cuts by the end of the year. These cuts are more likely to affect prices on Wall Street than on Main Street.
Prediction: Here's What the Fed Rate Cut Means for the Housing Market in 2025
Nobody has a crystal ball that can predict real estate trends. But read on for my take on the most likely path.
These loans will become cheaper as the Fed cuts rates
While this is bad news for savers (rates on savings accounts and certificates of deposit will certainly decline), it's great news if you need to borrow money. After all, a few different types of loans will likely become cheaper as the Fed continues to cut rates over time. Here's what you can expect.
Money Monday: How Fed cutting interest rates could impact your finances
The Fed cut interest rates by half a percentage point last week, a higher cut than most financial experts expected.
Local banker weighs in on Fed interest rate cut
Local banker Adrian Breen discusses the impact of the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cut, the first in four years, and its potential effects on mortgages, consumer loans, and savings rates.
Domino effect: How the Fed’s interest rate cut impacts Phoenix home prices
With the Fed cutting the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.5%, Arizona's residential real estate brokers are seeing renewed homebuyer activity.
What to Expect in Friday's Jobs Report—The First Since the Fed Cut Rates
Key Takeaways The unemployment rate in September likely stayed at 4.2%, forecasters expect an economic report to say Friday.Some forecasters expect the unemployment rate to tick up to 4.3%, potentially putting more pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and boost the economy.
Long-awaited turnarounds coming for Home Depot, Lowe's after Fed rate cut
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The economy seems to be chugging along in the wake of the Fed's rate cut. But how long can it last?
The Fed's larger-than-expected 50 basis point cut surprised traders and reversed that trade ... impact of the last two ...
Opinion
Paul Krugman The Fed’s big rate cut wasn’t political. It was an economic no-brainer.
Yet it was a momentous move all the same. For one thing, Fed rate changes tend to percolate into longer-term interest rates that really do matter for the economy. For example, the series of rate hikes ...
Manhattan deals dip in Q3, tee up hopes for Fed’s rate cut effects
Manhattan condos and co-ops fell last quarter, but the Federal Reserve’s September rate cut is expected to boost transactions ...