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Reuters on MSN · 12h

Fed unveils oversized rate cut as it gains 'greater confidence' about inflation

The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kicked off an anticipated series of interest rate cuts with a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said was meant to show policymakers' commitment to sustaining a low unemployment rate now that inflation has eased.

News Nation on MSN · 15h

Fed rate cut: How inflation and home loans have changed

Here’s how inflation and the cost of borrowing have changed since the Fed started raising interest rates in March 2022. After peaking at 9.1% in June 2022, inflation has eased, falling to a three-year low of 2.5% in August, just above the Fed’s 2% target rate.

MarketWatch on MSN · 22h

Opinion: Inflation hangs over the Fed as it prepares to cut interest rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is overseeing the beginning of the end of the sharpest U.S. central-bank tightening cycle since former Fed Chair Paul Volcker whipped inflation in the early 1980s.

The Atlantic on MSN · 18h

Did the Fed Wait Too Long to Act?

By finally beginning to cut interest rates, the central bank is sending a strong message about the economy. Will voters hear it?

The Economist · 1d

What is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure?

Both CPI and PCE inflation are calculated by tracking the prices of a representative sample of goods and services, often referred to as a “basket”. Items in the basket are weighted according to the relative importance of each category.

Fox Business · 1d

Economists agree that headline inflation 'is higher' than the Fed thinks

Former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and CEO Thomas Hoenig and MacroMavens' Stephanie Pomboy look ahead to the Federal Reserve's rate decision.

Fed signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut

Inflation has tumbled from a peak of 9.1% in mid-2022 to a three-year low of 2.5% in August, not far above the Fed’s 2% ...

18h

Fed Officials See Cooler Inflation Ahead This Year

Federal Reserve officials believe that inflation will cool faster than previously expected this year. In the summary of ...

16m

What's next after the Fed's interest rate cut, the House rejects government funding bill, and 'The Golden Bachelorette' premieres

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point yesterday. It’s the first time the central bank has reduced ...

Fed Rate Cut Shows the Main Battle Against Inflation Has Been Won

The Fed’s decision Wednesday implies that the main battle against high inflation has been won, and all that’s left is ...

4h

Winners And Losers From The Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates by 50 basis points, citing cooling inflation and signs of economic slowdown. This ...

15h

Fed slashes interest rates by 50 basis points as labor market cools

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since March 2020, lowering the Fed funds rate by 50 ...

1dOpinion

Paul Krugman: ‘We Beat Inflation.’ Here’s What the Fed Should Do Now.

Paul Krugman: I’m Paul Krugman. I’m an opinion writer for The New York Times, also a professor at the City University of New ...

23h

Stock market today: Indexes edge up ahead of major Fed interest rate decision

Markets are pricing in with certainty that the Fed will deliver a rate cut this afternoon, the first in over four years.

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