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How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of President Trump’s tariffs. It will play into decisions by the Federal Reserve about when and whether to cut interest rates and comes as the president and his team have ramped up their pressure campaign on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
What is the difference between the fed funds rate and the discount rate? Robert 'Bob' Powell answers this question as part of Decoding Retirement's special segment, Ask Bob. Chris Ceder, ...
If the Federal Reserve is successful in bringing inflation down, it might decide to begin lowering the federal funds rate at some point — and interest rates on consumer products will follow.
S&P 500 Performance After Fed Funds Rate Cuts. Chart by author. On the other hand, the last three rate cutting episodes have been less fortunate for investors. In those cases, ...
The Fed cut its federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term loans — by 0.25 percentage points, lowered the rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, down from its ...
A chart of the federal funds target rate which is epected to be decreased to 4.75 percent from 5 percent. 8 % Federal funds. target rate. 6. 0.25-point. decrease. 4. RECESSIONS. 2. 0.
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