Fed, Risk and inflation
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Decisions made at the Federal Reserve's new meeting and other factors could influence CD interest rates this June.
Traders are pricing in fewer Federal Reserve interest-rate reductions by the end of the year, according to the CME FedWatch tool. There’s now a 38% chance of the key rate falling by a half-point from the current level by the time the central bank has made its Dec.
The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirm that the Federal Reserve has made a lot of progress on inflation.
The FOMC minutes revealed Fed officials grappling with numerous scenarios on President Trump's tariffs and their economic impact.
The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) took to social media Monday to tell Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that it’s time to resume the central bank’s interest rate cuts.
Investors might need to brace for a 5% Federal Reserve policy rate, above the current 4.25%-4.5% range, according to Deutsche Bank researchers. A look at the existing correlation between bond yields and stocks suggests that the Fed's "r-star" estimate,
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he still sees a path to interest rate cuts later this year, and added that market pricing shows investors are worried the current Republican-backed budget and tax bill in Congress does not do enough to deal with the U.
Early forecasts called for a gradual decline in mortgage rates (potentially reaching 6% by the end of 2025), but concerns over a potential recession and uncertain trade policies h