Why the Job Market Is Giving the Fed Cover to Extend a Pause on Rate Cuts
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.
After U.S. jobs data, fed-funds futures show greater chance Fed stays on pause in March
Federal-funds futures were indicating Friday morning that the Federal Reserve will likely continue to pause its interest-rate-cutting cycle at its policy meeting in March, as traders assessed the latest U.
The Fed Just Paused Interest Rate Cuts. Here's What That Means for You
The Federal Reserve spent a good part of 2022 and 2023 implementing interest rate hikes in response to rampant inflation. But now, the central bank needs to reverse some of those hikes as inflation cools.
Jobs report surprise could upend Fed rate cut bets in coming months
The U.S. economy added a smaller-than-expected tally of new jobs last month, but a sharp jump in wage growth and revisions tied to population changes and immigration make for a noisy report that might not indicate broader strength in the labor market.
After Fed rate decision, fed-funds-futures point to higher chance of March pause
Traders in the federal-funds-futures market were pricing in a greater probability that the Federal Reserve may keep its rate-cutting cycle on pause at its next meeting in March, as they assessed the Fed’s new policy statement released at 2 p.
Dollar Gains on Reduced Fed Rate Cut Expectations
The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.05%. The dollar is climbing with T-note yields today after the hawkish US Jan payroll report reduced the chances to 8% from 16% for a Fed rate cut at next month’s FOMC meeting.
Fed Monetary Policy Report flags solid economy, elevated markets
The Federal Reserve's latest Monetary Policy Report to Congress, released on Friday, was upbeat about the state of the ...
Market Expectations, The Federal Reserve, And Trump 2.0
Fed’s hawkish stance and potential reduction in rate cuts for 2025 have unsettled markets. Read more on market expectations, ...
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation remains above 2%
The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's ...
Fed nears QT crossroads as 'excess liquidity' evaporates
A key measure of excess liquidity in the financial system is evaporating rapidly. Once it disappears, further reduction of ...
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Sovereign Wealth Fund Coming Soon
Even if this administration's heart is in the right place, do we really want another multi-billion-to-trillion-dollar fund to ...
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Federal Funds Rate History 1990 to 2025
Taylor Tepper covered banking, investing and pretty much everything else in personal finance for more than a decade, with his work appearing in the New York Times, Fortune and MONEY magazine, as ...
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Fed ‘not on any preset course’ regarding interest rates
Perhaps finance companies and dealerships can take solace in the seven-word sentence Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said ...