Fed, interest rates

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 increases by President-elect Trump.
Fed Isn’t Certain Where Interest Rates Will Head, Minutes Show. Inflation and Trump Are Concerns.
Federal Reserve officials debated the staying power of inflation at the central bank’s December meeting, with a range of views on where interest rates could settle in 2025. Policymakers emphasized that policy is not on a preset path and will need to evolve in response to both economic data and the new administration’s policies.
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.
Top Fed official backs new rate cuts even if Trump tariffs materialize
A top policymaker at the US Federal Reserve says that he still supports reducing interest rates this year, despite elevated inflation and the prospect of widespread tariffs.
Fed's Christopher Waller Supports Rate Cuts Despite Trump Tariff Concerns
Fed's Christopher Waller signaled that he supports cutting interest rates, despite high inflation and Trump's tariff concerns.
Fed's Waller: More cuts likely though timing depends on inflation progress
Inflation should continue falling in 2025 and allow the U.S. Federal Reserve to further reduce interest rates, though at an uncertain pace, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Wednesday.
Fed’s Waller Supports Further Cuts, Says Inflation Moving Lower
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he believes inflation will continue to cool toward the central bank’s 2% target, prompting his support for additional interest-rate cuts this year.
Fed's Waller Expects Milder Inflation and More Rate Cuts
It is too soon to declare an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts, governor Christopher Waller said in remarks prepared for delivery Wednesday at a conference in France. Waller said he expects inflation to continue declining toward the central bank’s 2% goal this year,
US Fed Officials Concerned Over 'Stalled' Disinflation, Tariffs: Minutes
US Federal Reserve officials raised concerns in December that the fight against inflation may have "stalled" in recent months, and weighed the likely impact of Trump's trade policies, according to minutes of the meeting published Wednesday.
Fed eyes slower rate cuts on worries about stalling disinflation: Fed's minutes
Federal Reserve policymakers were in favor of slowing the pace of rate cuts on concerns about stalling disinflation, according to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 17-18 meeting released Wednesday.
Market Braces For High Interest Rates: Investors Price In Just One Cut This Year As Fed Minutes Loom
And there’s much higher risk of a 2022-like, policy-related stock market pullback than many are bracing for, according to the ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Up, but There's Still Hope for Borrowers
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been elevated this month, but they may still trend down ...
Here's What I Think the Fed Will Do With Interest Rates in 2025 -- And 2 Stocks That Could Be Winners
I believe the Fed will cut interest rates a little more aggressively than the market expects. Companies in the financial ...
Stock market today: Indexes mixed as traders take in Fed minutes, mull rate outlook
The Fed's latest meeting minutes showed concern that inflation could remain sticky, partly because of Trump's trade policy.
HELOC rates tumble at the start of 2025; home equity loan rates rise
For homeowners looking to tap into their record amounts of home equity, the good news could well be ongoing. Bankrate Chief ...
When Traders See the Fed Moving Next on Interest Rates
Investors in interest-rate futures markets expect the Federal Reserve to stay on hold with interest rate moves until May or June, projections that didn't change much after minutes from the Fed's ...
Trump: ‘Interest rates are far too high’
President-elect Trump on Tuesday declared interest rates are too high even as he decried still-elevated inflation, setting up ...
New Year, New Fed: What the FOMC Rotation Could Mean for Interest Rates
Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve policy committee's annual rotation gives more votes to "hawkish" members this year, whom ...