The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, expecting the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates ...
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 2025, which followed three cuts in 2024. Inflation remains elevated, which would normally prevent further reductions, but the soaring ...
After holding interest rates steady for much of 2025, the Federal Reserve closed out the year by trimming its benchmark rate three times between September and December. The central bank has now ...
A little recent history here: The Federal Reserve jacked up its benchmark interest rate — the federal funds rate — back in 2022 and 2023, to a high of 5.25-5.5%, in a bid to fight rampant pandemic-era ...