Fed expected to pause rate cuts

Fed expected to pause rate cuts as it begins to weigh Trump policies
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is overshadowing the Fed’s meeting this week, with policymakers expected to pause changes to interest rates for now.
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after President Donald Trump said he would soon demand lower rates.
Fed’s rate-cut view set to test resurgent US stocks
The US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) first meeting of 2025 this week stands to test the resurgence in US stocks as investors gauge the extent of more equity-friendly interest rate cuts in the months ahead
Why mortgage rates are still high despite the Fed rate cuts
As mentioned, mortgage rates haven't fallen in line with the Fed's rate cuts because they depend on factors beyond the agency's benchmark rate, such as the economy and 10-year Treasury bond yields. For example, when the 10-year treasury rate goes up, mortgage rates tend to follow, and vice-versa.
Fed rate cuts prompt rethink: Where should you park your savings in 2025? | Dollars & Sense
A financial expert suggests reconsidering savings strategies in 2025 as high-yield savings account rates decrease.
Cooler core inflation revives bets on Fed rate cuts
Federal Reserve policymakers may be able to reduce interest rates a couple of times this year, traders bet on Wednesday, after a government report helped allay fears that inflation was accelerating in the final full month of Joe Biden's presidency.
Inflation rose to 5-month high in December. What that means for Fed rate cuts.
Annual inflation ticked up for a third straight month in December as food, energy costs rose, CPI report showed. But underlying price measure eased.
Fed prepares to pause rate cuts to avoid Trump’s ire
The Fed’s challenge this week is how to pause and communicate a data-dependent approach to future cuts without drawing the ire of Trump, who has expressed his desire for rates to come down. “The goal will be to make as least amount of news as possible as they pause, which is well televised,” KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk said.
US Equity Fund Outflows Ease on Renewed Hopes for Fed Rate Cuts
(Reuters) - Outflows from U.S. equity funds cooled to the lowest in three weeks in the week to Jan. 22, buoyed by shifting expectations for a pause in rate cuts after a benign U.S. core inflation report bolstered equities.
Despite Trump’s demand that the Fed cut rates, Wall Street increasingly sees the exact opposite happening
As a result, the Fed will be "super orthodox and choose inflation over employment," if push comes to shove, Papasavvas predicted. Dan Ivascyn, chief investment officer at bond gia
Powell’s goal at this week’s Fed meeting: Don’t give Trump an easy target.
Eight days after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials will gather in Washington to ...
The FOMC should hold off on further cuts for a while, a former Fed member advises
A former member of the Federal Reserve explains why the central bank's policymakers should keep rates steady on Wednesday and ...
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How Fed rate cuts affect your finances: 5 key impacts on your savings, loans and investments
The Fed wrapped up 2024 with three rate cuts in total. The central bank started with a bigger half-point cut in September, then made smaller quarter-point cuts in both November and December.