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  1. 19 hours ago · To slow inflation, the Fed had raised its key interest rate from near zero to 5.33 percent in a series of increases starting March 2022. Prices have cooled considerably since then, and the Fed ...

  2. 1 day ago · The Federal Reserve announced Thursday it was lowering its key interest rate by a quarter point — a widely expected move that coincides with inflation approaching the central bank's 2% goal.

  3. 23 hours ago · Here’s what to watch at the Fed’s November meeting. Prepare for another interest rate cut. Today’s the day: The Federal Reserve is about to announce what it decided to do with interest rates ...

  4. 1 day ago · The Federal Reserve is expected to announce Thursday it is cutting interest rates, a decision that comes just two days after a divisive and historic US presidential election.

  5. 19 hours ago · The average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate, for example, fell over the summer as the Fed signaled that it would cut rates, only to rise again once the central bank actually cut its benchmark rate.

  6. 18 hours ago · The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 7.09% as of the week of Nov. 1, sharply higher than the 4.29% in March 2022. However, it's also higher compared to the week of Sept. 13, when the rate was ...

  7. 21 hours ago · The FOMC reduced its federal-funds rate target range by half a percentage point on Sept.18, to 4.75% to 5%, after holding rates steady for more than a year. Interest-rate futures market pricing on ...

  8. Sep 18, 2024 · The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates aggressively Wednesday, announcing the first rate cut since March 2020. The half-point move paves the way for lower borrowing costs on everything...

  9. Sep 18, 2024 · The Fed’s decision lowers rates to about 4.9 percent, down from a more than two-decade high. Fed officials lowered interest rates because they are confident that inflation is coming back down...

  10. Jul 26, 2023 · Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates to their highest level in 22 years, continuing their 16-month campaign to wrestle inflation lower by cooling the American economy.

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