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Fed starts rate-cutting cycle with a bang — but wants it to be the only one
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3 ways the Fed interest-rate cut could jump-start buying and selling homes again
Home buyers and sellers could come off the sidelines after the Fed’s first interest-rate cut since 2020.Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
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How low could mortgage rates go now that the Fed has finally started cutting? Economists weigh in.
Here’s what the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut means for mortgage rates.41 minutes ago - Mortgage -
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FirstFT: Fed easing cycle begins as focus moves to protecting jobs
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Fed Announces Big Rate Cut
“We concluded that this was the right thing for the economy and the people we serve,” the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, said, referring to the central bank’s decision to cut interest rates ...19 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
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The Evening: The Fed’s Big Rate Cut
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The Hill - Politics
Fed goes bold with rate cut
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter, where we have the latest on the Federal Reserve's rate cuts and the Teamsters' endorsement news. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & ...17 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
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A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented
A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that the tragedy could have been prevented if a federal safety agency had ...Yesterday -
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Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered the federal funds rate to a range between 4.75%-5%.15 hours ago - Federal Reserve
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