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Fed rate cut forecasts show massive change from early summer optimism
With the warm evenings of summer starting to take hold, the baseball season in full swing and the eyes of the media on the first of two expected debates between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump,
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for 1st time since 2020. What’s that mean for Atlanta housing?
On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-percentage point, the first time it’s made an interest rate cut in four years.
Fed meeting today: Fed decides on aggressive 50 basis-point cut in interest rates.
Ahead of Wednesday's widely anticipated interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve, one model is predicting that real U.S. GDP growth for the third quarter will come in at 3%, underscoring the rather unusual predicament facing the central bank.
Fed lowers interest rates with surprising jumbo half-point cut
Interest rates are historically high because of the Fed’s fierce post-pandemic inflation fight. In the span of just a year and a half, the Fed hiked interest rates 11 times by the fastest pace in 40 years, bringing borrowing costs to a 23-year high of 5.25-5.5 percent.
Fed Meeting: Interest-Rate Decision, Economic Projections, Powell's Speech, and What Else to Expect
Investors and economists will find out on Wednesday whether the Federal Reserve sees the greater risk to the employment or inflation side of its dual mandate. The [ever-shifting odds](
What does a Fed rate cut mean for American households?
A lower policy rate should translate to cheaper borrowing costs for most kinds of loans while, on average, paychecks are now rising faster than prices
Fed Rate Cut This Week: How Deep?
A Fed rate cut is a virtual certainty, but the size of the cut is still uncertain. Most easing cycles have ended in recession, but there are reasons for optimism.
Federal Reserve Slashes Rates By 50 Basis Points, Forecasts Continued Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to lower interest rates for the first time in over four
Fed meeting today: Wall Street on edge over historic interest-rate decision
The U.S. economy is on track to expand at a 2% pace in 2024 and repeat that level of growth for the next three years, the Fed predicted. The Fed slightly lowered its estimate for gross domestic product this year to 2.
Atlanta Fed GDP Tracker Revised To 3.0% Growth In Q3; Focus On Fed's Rate Cut Move Today
We note that the Atlanta Fed GDP tracker was revised yesterday to 3.0% growth in Q3. Benchmark 10-year yields are 3-5 bp ...
Interest rate cut signals hope, opportunity for metro Atlanta families, economist says
The Federal Reserve’s move to lower its standard interest rate by half a percentage point caught Tom Smith, an economics ...
Fed's cut was an 'optimistic message': Former Atlanta Fed president
The Federal Reserve kicked off its rate easing cycle yesterday with a 50 basis point cut. Former president of the Federal ...
Atlanta Fed president violated trading rules, inspector general finds
The report on Raphael Bostic marked the latest revelation in a series of trading issues to rock the institution.