Soft landing, Fed
Fed's jumbo interest rate cut puts the U.S. on track for a soft landing, Goldman CFO says
The Fed's move to lower interest rates by 50 basis points puts the U.S. economy on track for a soft landing, according to Goldman's chief financial officer.
After The Fed Rate Cut: Soft Landing Checklist
The reaction to the rate cut has been positive across the soft landing checklist. Odds of avoiding recession are higher following Chair Powell's aggressive start.
The Fed surprised many investors with a jumbo rate cut this week. It won’t get much easier to predict the next move
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is known for providing clear signals about the central bank’s next interest rate move in order to avoid roiling markets. But Wall Street was mostly clueless this week when it came to predicting how big a rate cut the Fed would deliver on Wednesday.
Here are the credit products already cheaper after the Fed's rate cut
The Fed's rate reduction, its first since March 2020, could help people in the market for a home or automobile purchase by making it more affordable to take out a mortgage or car
Fed's Kashkari says 50 basis points rate cut was 'right decision'
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari on Monday said he supported the U.S. central bank's recent interest rate cut, calling it the "right decision" in light of substantial progress on inflation and the risk of an increase in unemployment.
Good News for the Stock Market: The Fed Believes Its Jumbo Rate Cut Was a 1-and-Done
Investors are cheering as policymakers expect the labor market to hold steady through a series of smaller cuts into 2025.
The Fed Just Made a Pivotal Rate Cut. What Will It Do Next?
After the Fed’s pivotal interest rate cut this week, policymakers face the question of how much further to reduce borrowing costs, and how fast.
Opinion
The Fed’s Big Rate Cut Wasn’t Political. It Was an Economic No-Brainer.
But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic case for a rate cut was overwhelming; the case for a big cut was very strong. Not cutting would have been political. And the Fed didn’t let itself be bullied into inaction.
Investors cheer a soft landing scenario after Fed’s big rate cut. But they’re still keeping their guard up for a downturn.
The Federal Reserve finally gave stock-market investors what they wanted by cutting interest rates for the first time since March 2020, making a soft landing for the economy more likely now that inflation has fallen.
Fed, Bowman and Inflation
Lone Fed dissenter worried bigger rate cut would send signal of 'economic fragility'
Fed governor Michelle Bowman elaborated in a speech Tuesday about her dissent from last week's jumbo rate cut, saying that ...
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Fed's rate cut offers limited relief for US factories facing China competition
"What the Fed can do is create expectations for short-term growth with a rate cut, which is powerful," said Cliff Waldman, ...
Following Fed Rate Cut, Attention Turns to Fresh Data as Polls Shows Economy Boosting Kamala Harris
The Fed’s larger-than-expected half-point cut sent markets soaring and should send consumer borrowing rates down, providing a ...
The Fed says its long-awaited rate cut is apolitical, even close to the presidential election
The Federal Reserve’s first key interest rate cut in four years coincides with another major four-year event: the homestretch ...
China's central bank chief set to hold press conference days after Fed rate cut
People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng is set to speak to reporters Tuesday alongside two other financial regulator ...
Fed Rate Cuts Will Put Money in Pockets, but a Mood Shift May Take Time
Recent surveys suggest that while the pace of price increases has declined dramatically, the public's mood is still marred by ...