Why are interest rates rising when the Fed has been cutting them?
The yield on the 10-year Treasury has recently soared toward its highest level since 2023, injecting nervousness into the U.S. stock market that's knocked indexes from their records.
Fed may cut rates sooner and faster than expected if disinflation holds up, Waller says
Inflation is likely to continue to ease and possibly allow the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates sooner and faster than expected, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday in comments that pushed against recent market moves that anticipate a shallower Fed rate path.
How Fed Rate-Cut Odds Have Shifted This Week
Fears of elevated interest rates dampened the mood on Wall Street at the start of this year–but cooling core inflation and dovish comments by Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller have given investors reason to feel a bit more cheerful this week.
Fed’s Waller Says Fresh Rate Cuts Possible in First Half of 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said the US central bank could lower interest rates again in the first half of 2025 if inflation data continues to be favorable.
Fed Odds Have Shifted Toward Sustained March Pause
As the Federal Reserve’s premeeting blackout period begins, it is a good moment for a look at how Fedspeak and economic data have shifted forward expectations about the central bank’s next moves.
US Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Or 4 Times This Year: Fed Official
The US Federal Reserve could cut rates three or four times this year if inflation data cooperates, with a first cut possible before July, a senior bank official said Thursday.
Trump hires fed-firing mastermind
James Sherk, who was behind Trump’s push to make it easier to fire federal workers, is set to return to the White House.
Trump makes the Fed's challenging inflation fight more complicated
President-elect Donald Trump has created a headache for the Federal Reserve before he's even stepped into office. Inflation, ...
Wall Street Has No Clue What the Fed Will Do in 2025
Over the last several weeks, nearly every bank and researcher on Wall Street has published their outlook for how the Federal ...
Fed to hold rates in Jan as Trump's policies stir inflation worries: Reuters poll
The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady on Jan. 29 and resume cutting in March, according to a slim majority ...
Fed Quits Global Climate Risk Group Ahead of Trump Presidency
The central bank said it had decided to leave the network after the group’s work “increasingly broadened in scope.” ...
The Fed Could Give the Stock Market Exactly What It Wants
The Federal Reserve may just give investors what they want this year after all. The December inflation report, released ...
Chicago Fed's Goolsbee isn't concerned economy may be too hot: report
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee isn’t concerned about the economy running too hot and expects the labor market to ...