The Fed cuts key rate by half-point, signaling end to its inflation ...
WEB1 day ago · The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers. The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market.
The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
WEB1 day ago · Inflation is slowing — but so is the job market. The rate cut on Wednesday comes as the annual inflation rate has fallen sharply, to 2.5% last month, from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022.
The Fed Makes a Large Rate Cut and Forecasts More to Come
WEB2 days ago · Fed officials predicted that they would cut interest rates to 4.4 percent by the end of the year — much lower than the 5.1 percent they had been expecting in June, when they last released ...
How Inflation and High Interest Rates Have Changed the …
WEB22 hours ago · America’s economic policymakers know how painful the fallout from inflation can be. That is why Fed officials raised interest rates sharply starting in 2022 to try to slow the economy and bring ...
US inflation reaches 3-year low as Fed prepares to cut interest rates ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Updated 1:26 PM PDT, September 11, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race.
Inflation report: US CPI shows prices fell in June for the first time ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · The core CPI rose 0.1% from May — its slowest pace since August 2021 — nudging the annual rate of core inflation lower, to 3.3% from 3.4%, and marking a fresh three-year low.
US inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price …
WEBThe Fed raised its key rate 11 times, from March 2022 to July of last year, in a concerted drive to defeat high inflation. The result has been much higher borrowing rates for businesses and consumers, including for mortgages and auto loans.
Live Updates: Inflation Runs Hotter Than Expected
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Wall Street analysts saw Wednesday's surprise pickup in the inflation rate as a sign that the Fed could leave rates on hold for months longer than expected.
U.S. inflation at 9.1 percent, a record high | PBS News
WEBJul 13, 2022 · Consumer prices soared 9.1 percent compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, the biggest yearly increase since 1981, and up from an 8.6 percent jump in May. On a monthly basis,...
Stubbornly high US inflation grew stronger than expected in March - CNN
WEBApr 10, 2024 · CNN — Surging gas prices and sky-high mortgages and rent sent inflation rising more than expected in March, adding to Americans’ prolonged and painful battle with high costs. That could force the...