Tag: Federal Open Market Committee
Fed: Rates to stay ultra-low even after inflation picks up
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve announced a significant change Thursday in how it manages interest rates by saying it plans to keep rates...
Coronavirus freaked markets, not the Fed
The U.S. equity market finally took notice of the coronavirus, which now is spreading from China to other countries and increasing the risk of...
Fed leaves main rate unchanged, saying policy is appropriate
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, on Wednesday and continued to signal policy would stay on hold...
Fed officials saw rates on hold, with an eye on downside...
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials said their monetary policy was likely to remain appropriate “for a time” even amid what they saw as persistent...
Fed leaves rates unchanged; forecasts show no change in 2020
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled it would keep them on hold through 2020 amid a solid economy, sticking...
Fed cuts rates by one-quarter percentage point while hinting at a...
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials reduced interest rates by one-quarter percentage point for the third time this year and hinted they may now put...
Fed minutes show debate emerges on when to halt policy easing
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials began debating how far their current interest-rate cutting campaign should extend even as they agreed to lower rates in...
Fed makes second straight rate cut, splits on further action
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve policy makers lowered their main interest rate for a second time this year while splitting over the need for further...
Fed seen cutting rates twice more in 2019 before holding steady
WASHINGTON – United States central bankers will trim interest rates by a quarter percentage point next week, and again in December, before leaving the...
Fed cuts rates by quarter point and signals potential for more
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve reduced interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis and hinted it may cut again this year...
