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The final Federal Reserve meeting of 2025 was completed this week, and with it, the final interest rate cut of the year was issued. Now comes the interesting part. After all, a Fed rate cut is never a ...

Mortgage rates have been largely unchanged. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point this week, delivering its third rate cut since September. The policy brightened ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, marking the central bank's third cut of the year. Fed ...

The Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point, as expected, but there were dissents in the final vote. If we look all together, we expect two rate cuts next year, which is one more than the Fed. A ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday in an unusually narrow vote, underscoring the divides among bank officials over the effect rate cuts will have on inflation and employment. The Federal ...

In major reversal, the odds of a December interest rate cut have risen to 79% from around 40% earlier this month. The jump in expectations came after New York Fed President John Williams said further ...

Good afternoon, and welcome to our live coverage of the upcoming interest rates decision. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its latest decision tomorrow (6 November), and ...

After a lengthy pause, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 announced a quarter percentage point cut to its benchmark interest rate. Economists say it is likely the first in a series of reductions that ...

• The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since December and signaled more cuts are likely this year. • Central bankers opted for a quarter-point cut this time ...

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