inflation, Fed and benchmark interest rate

Fed lowers key interest rate by quarter point as inflation eases but pace of cuts may slow
After a September half-point cut, the reduction would bring the benchmark federal funds rate down three-quarters of a point from its 23-year high.
Jerome Powell Announces Interest Rate Cut After Inflation Cools
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to between 4.5 and 4.75 percent on Thursday.
Fed cuts rate by quarter point, sees ‘balanced’ risks to inflation, jobs
The reduction in borrowing costs comes just two days after Donald Trump won a second term as president, heralding likely economic policy shifts that may fuel inflation.
After likely quarter-point rate cut, Fed may slow pace of drops if inflation lingers
The Fed is set to lower interest rates a quarter point Thursday. But it's more likely to slow, rather than speed up, 2025 cuts due to inflation
Czech central bank cuts key interest rate to 4% as inflation stays low
The Czech central bank has cut its key interest rate for the eighth time in a row as inflation remains low and the economy is making a slow recovery.
Fed’s Kashkari says stronger economy could mean fewer rate cuts
If that is sustained and we are in a structurally more productive economy going forward, then that tells me we probably wouldn’t end up cutting quite as far.”
Fed's Kashkari says central bank may not cut rates as much if economy remains strong
Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari on Saturday said there would probably be fewer interest rate cuts than expected if the U.S. economy stayed strong. Read more here.
Why Trump’s return could spark another bout of inflation and delay interest rate cuts
Treasury yields — or market interest rates — spiked, while the dollar has rallied against major currencies, partly as traders ...
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Historical U.S. Inflation Rate by Year: 1929 to 2024
The U.S. inflation rate by year shows how much prices for goods and services rise year-over-year. The inflation rate typically reacts to phases of the business cycle, which is the natural ...
Restaurants, other services still in grip of high inflation even as overall rate slows
While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high.
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Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level since early 2021
The increase in the core rate is higher than the Fed would prefer. Still, for the past six months, core inflation has declined to a 2.3% annual rate, down from 2.5% in August. And economists ...
FTSE 100 slips after BoE cuts rate as expected but flags higher inflation
The UK's FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday after the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates as expected but projected higher ...
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Australian Inflation Rate: Annual CPI Falls To 2.8%
Read our advice disclaimer here. Australia’s annual inflation rate has fallen to its lowest rate of headline CPI in three years, coming in at 2.8% for the year to September, which was slightly ...
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After likely quarter-point rate cut, Fed may slow pace of drops if inflation stays
After slashing its key interest rate by a hefty half percentage point in September, the Federal Reserve is expected to ...
Why inflation helped tip the election toward Trump, according to experts
Earlier that year, in England, Prime Minister Liz Truss responded to the highest inflation in four decades with an economic ...