The Fed’s job is not to boost the stock market. Here’s what it should be doing.
Such talk seriously influences the direction of stock prices. Catering to the stock market, instead of pursuing its stated goal of getting inflation to 2%, is not what the Fed sho ...
What's the mortgage rate forecast for March 2025?
With the spring homebuying season quickly approaching, buyers should know the mortgage rate forecast for March.
The Fed's Two-Day Policy Meeting Kicked Off Tuesday—What You Need To Know
The Federal Reserve is widely expected leave its benchmark interest rate steady this week, but economists and market participants will be keeping a close eye on what Fed officials say about the state ...
January CPI Inflation Accelerates, Potentially Delaying Any Rate Cuts
Consumer Price Index inflation rose 0.5% month-on-month, likely incrementally delaying any Federal Reserve plans for interest ...
There’s No Such Thing As An ‘Apolitical’ Fed, Nor Does It Matter
With or without a Fed acting as a full employment act for economists, economic growth and money will take care of themselves ...
Weitz Ultra Short Government Fund Q4 2024 Commentary
The Ultra Short Government Fund returned +1.09% in the fourth quarter compared to a +1.13% return for the ICE BofAML U.S.
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When’s the next Federal Reserve meeting? What to expect — and how it affects your finances
At the end of its Federal Open Market Committee session on January 29, 2025, the Fed announced holding the federal funds target interest rate steady at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. It marks the ...
Powell's Senate Visit Is Over. Here’s a Recap.
Powell testified for more than two hours before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Tuesday, ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: 'No hurry' to adjust monetary policy
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first of two hearings he will testify in this week.
Why the labor market could be the only hope for another Fed rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears confident in the US labor market. But that means any signs of a slowdown could ...
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When will interest rates go down again?
The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) declined to adjust interest rates after its first meeting of the year on Jan. 28 and 29, 2025. Starting in September, the FOMC lowered ...