Fed Rate Cuts Coming: The Impact On Stocks And Bonds
This time may differ despite the Fed's poor track record of avoiding recessions with rate cuts. Stocks are usually higher, and bond yields are lower after lowering rates.
Fed policymakers say they are ready to start cutting interest rates
They noted a cooling in the labor market that could accelerate into something more dire in the absence of a policy shift.
History shows stocks are in for a 20% drop ahead as the Fed gets set to cut rates
"Prior bull steepening environments have not been friendly to buy and hold stock investors," says RIA Advisors' Michael Lebowitz.
Talk of Fed Rate Cut Turns to How Big It Will Be
With several reports, including August job numbers, suggesting the US labor market is losing steam, Fed watchers are wondering if the Fed will make a bigger-than-expected interest-rate cut when it meets later this month.
Fed's Waller says it's time to lower rates, open to larger cuts
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday said "the time has come" for the U.S. central bank to begin a series of interest rate cuts this month, adding that he is open-minded about the size and pace of those reductions.
Fed likely to cut interest rates as U.S. adds 142,000 jobs in August, slightly fewer than expected
The U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August, slightly below economists' expectations while unemployment decreased from 4.3% to 4.2%. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more on what that means for the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision on interest rates.
Fed Must Decide If Quarter-Point Cut Will Be Enough for Workers
The Federal Reserve is set to begin unwinding its tightening campaign this month as inflation cools and the labor market slows. The big question policymakers now face is whether a small interest-rate cut will be enough to keep the economy in expansion mode.
Stock watchers pin hopes on larger Fed rate cut as jobs cool
Traders are now placing a higher probability on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 50 basis points instead of 25 basis points in September.
Sluggish jobs report puts pressue on Fed to cut interest rates
The August jobs report came out Friday and the sluggish numbers are putting more pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September. Trey Barnette, Regional Director for Robert Half, an international employment agency that staffs temporary and sometimes permanent positions,
Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates
"It is not falling apart, but it is weakening." The cooling jobs figures underscore why the Federal Reserve is set to cut its key interest rate when it next meets Sept. 17-18, with inflation falling steadily back to its target of 2%.
Fed Outlook Remains Uncertain After September Cut
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The Fed won't 'push the panic button' and go for a jumbo rate cut, economist says
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Fed’s Williams Says Now Appropriate to Lower Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said it is now appropriate for the central bank to reduce interest ...
What Today's Jobs Report Means for the Fed and Economy
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New York Fed chief says it's time to lower rates with inflation cooling and the labor market slowing
Following the August jobs report, John Williams said the economy is "now in equipoise," with easing inflation and ...
For the Fed, a Sign That the Job Market Is Cooling but Not Cracking
Fed officials are hurtling toward a rate cut this month, but Friday’s jobs data left their options open on the size of that reduction.
The stock market is stumbling because investors suspect a Fed mistake
September is living up to its nasty reputation as the stock market’s most troublesome month, even as the Federal Reserve ...
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