Investopedia29 天
What Are Fed Funds Futures? How They're Traded and Settled
Getty Images, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Stringer Fed funds futures are financial futures contracts based on the federal funds rate and traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) operated by CME ...
USA Today25 天
Why Fed rate cuts may juice the stock market and your 401(k)
Traditionally, big Fed interest rate cuts and equity prices hovering near all-time highs are ominous signs for the stock market. Large rate cuts – such as those Fed officials approved and ...
Reuters3 天
Fed's Waller calls for 'more caution' on rate cuts
The Fed's policy rate is restrictive, the labor market remains healthy even as labor demand is moderating, and inflation is "in the vicinity" of the Fed's 2% target. But after the Fed cut the ...
Yahoo Finance29 天
Fed goes with half-point interest rate cut. What that means.
WASHINGTON — In the end, the Fed decided to go big. The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point Wednesday, moving ahead with its first rate cut in four ...
Reuters29 天
Fed Bowman's dissent is first from Fed governor since 2005
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Wednesday became the first Fed governor to vote against an interest-rate decision by the U.S. central bank since 2005 ...
Business Insider29 天
The 'Fed put' is back. Here's why central bankers will want to support the stock market ...
The "Fed put" is back, and stock investors may not be fully pricing in the good news, according to Fundstrat's head of research Tom Lee. The prominent stock bull pointed to the idea that central ...
The New York Times21 天
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cooled in August
Inflation is slowing so much that some economists said it could pave the way for another big Fed rate cut, if other data suggest one is warranted. By Jeanna Smialek Inflation cooled in August ...
FXStreet21 天
Fed policymakers shed light on inflation and interest rate outlook
Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook said late Thursday, she "wholeheartedly supported a 50 bps rate cut." ...
Forbes27 天
What’s Next After The Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut?
Other Fed watchers, like Forbes contributor Erik Sherman, have expressed concerns that even though this change in policy was expected, recalibrating now may be difficult as prices and employment ...
The New York Times9 天
Fed Officials Debated Whether a Big Rate Cut Was Smart in September
And “a few others indicated that they could have supported such a decision.” While one Fed governor, Michelle Bowman, did vote against the Fed’s big rate cut in favor of a smaller move ...
Forbes21 天
The Fed’s Rate Cut: A ‘Soft Landing’ – Or ‘Fake News’?
On September 18, at precisely 2:00 pm, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve announced a reduction of 50 basis points (½ of 1%) in the Fed Funds target rate. It was the first rate cut in 4 ½ years ...