U.S. stocks close mixed as investors consider Fed may be done cutting rates
U.S. stock indexes were mixed, with the Nasdaq under pressure again as investors keep trimming forecasts for rate cuts. Chips also dip on export curb.
Next CPI Inflation Report Could Reduce 2025 Fed Rate Cut Expectations
If year-on-year total and core CPI consumer inflation rates accelerate, financial markets risk turbulence as investors’ 2025 interest rate cut expectations fall further.
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The Fed Lowered Interest Rates Too Soon
Inflation remains stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target. Yet, instead of maintaining a firm stance at its December 18 meeting, the Fed cut interest rates for the third time in three months.
Bitcoin Dips Below $90,000 as Fed Rate Cut Doubts Grow
The price of Bitcoin fell to a two-month low Monday, as markets adjusted to the prospect of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.
Fed Not Seen Cutting Rates At January Meeting
The Federal Open Market Committee is highly likely to hold interest rates at their current level at their next meeting, but cuts later in 2025 remain on the table.
The Fed Is Cutting - Why Are Mortgage Rates Going Up?
Powell is admitting that inflation is still too high, but the Fed still plans to cut interest rates by .25%. So why are mortgage rates going up? Read more
This is what it could take for the Fed to hike interest rates
Some economists are now contemplating what was previously unthinkable — and they are focused on the personal-consumption expenditures price index
Traders expect Fed to cut rates just once in 2025
Federal Reserve policymakers got fresh reasons to hold short-term borrowing costs steady after government data signaled renewed strength in the U.S. job market, with traders now betting the U.S. central bank will wait until June to cut interest rates again and end its rate-cutting cycle there.
Fed rate cuts are already over after they barely started as blowout jobs report shifts focus to hikes, BofA says
"Inflation is stuck above target and risks are skewed to the upside. Economic activity is robust. We see little reason for ...
Will mortgage rates fall below 6% in 2025? What experts say
"While I'd love to say rates will drop below 6% in 2025, I think it's a moderate probability and not a certainty," says ...
30-Year Mortgage Rates Shoot Up, Hitting Highest Level Since May
Mortgage rates continue to climb, jumping Friday to end the week at a new 7-month high. Rates rose for almost every other new purchase loan type as well.
Toronto stocks extend fall as Fed rate cuts hopes diminish
Canada's main stock index slid to a two-week low on Monday, as investors globally avoided risky assets after last week's ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Good News for the Economy is Bad News for Rates
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. The economy has remained strong in recent months, keeping mortgage rates ...
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Mortgage Predictions for Week of Jan. 13-19: Everything to Know About Rates
Aside from typical day-to-day fluctuations, mortgage rates are expected to stay above 6.5% for the next few months. If ...
Fed Minutes Suggest Officials Will Hold Rates Steady for Now
The central bank cut rates last month but saw risks of somewhat firmer price pressures this year due to potential tariff ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Can't Drop Until Inflation Slows Further
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have gone up thanks to strong economic data. Where they go ...