2 days ago · A series of rate cuts brought the benchmark federal funds rate down a full percentage point between September and December 2024, to the current range of 4.25% to 4.5%.

2 days ago · The U.S. central bank did not cut borrowing costs amid a solid economy and rising inflation risks. 8 Federal funds target rate 6 The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as ...

1 day ago · The Fed held interest rates steady at its first meeting of 2025 as the central bank embarked on a new phase of policy-setting after a series of cuts that began in September 2024.

Dec 18, 2024 · What was the Fed rate decision today? The Fed cut its federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — by 0.25 percentage points, lowered the rate to a range...

3 days ago · Against this backdrop, the bar for additional interest rate cuts appears to have risen. Traders in federal funds futures markets roughly expect the Fed to lower rates twice this year, starting in ...

Dec 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third consecutive interest rate cut of 2024, reducing its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points amid cooling inflation. Yet in a blow for...

Dec 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point cut to its key interest rate Wednesday, an effort to keep what appears to be a steady but cooling economy stable.

Sep 18, 2024 · The Fed’s policy-setting committee cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, the more aggressive move as consensus was split between a 25 or 50 basis-point cut.

Sep 18, 2024 · In the face of slowing inflation and strong consumer spending, the Federal Reserve announced that it will keep the interest rate steady, holding the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of...

2 days ago · The December FOMC meeting shook U.S. markets as Fed staff’s median forecast called for just 0.5 percentage points of cuts in 2025, a decrease from the prior forecast of a full percentage-point ...