Fed Rate Cuts

Dec 10, 2025the fed said wednesday afternoon it is trimming its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point, its third such reduction this year. Sep 18, 2024in a significant shift for the us economy, the federal reserve announced a jumbo-sized rate cut wednesday, its first rate reduction cut since covid. Sep 17, 2025what we covered here • the federal reserve cut its benchmark interest rate wednesday for the first time since december and signaled more cuts are likely this year.

Oct 29, 2025federal reserve officials voted for another quarter-point rate cut on wednesday, lowering their benchmark lending rate to a range between 3.75% and 4%, the lowest in three. Dec 10, 2025in a post-meeting news conference, chair jerome powell said additional rate cuts will be tougher to justify, frequently stressing that central bankers have now lowered rates. Jan 13, 2026wall street now doesn’t expect a rate cut until june.

High interest rates exacerbate affordability issues for many americans, but high unemployment can cut deeper. Sep 18, 2024the federal reserve slashed interest rates aggressively wednesday, announcing the first rate cut since march 2020. Aug 22, 2025the job market is on such shaky ground that the federal reserve may soon need to cut interest rates to support the economy, fed chair jerome powell said friday at a key.

Dec 18, 2024the federal reserve on wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter point, the third rate cut since it began to lower borrowing costs in september. Jul 30, 2025us stocks closed mixed on wednesday after federal reserve chair jerome powell said the economy is in a solid position and tempered expectations of a rate cut in september.