Fed hikes rates by 75 bps, the largest increase since 1994
Fed hikes rates by 75 bps, the largest increase since 1994
The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday did something it hadn’t done in more than two decades: it raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points, to 1.50-1.75%, a hike not seen since 1994.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday did something it hadn’t done in more than two decades: it raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points, to 1.50-1.75%, a hike not seen since 1994.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday did something it hadn’t done in more than two decades: it raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points, to 1.50-1.75%, a hike not seen since 1994.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points, to 3%-3.25%, bringing it back to a level last seen in March 2008.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points, to 3%-3.25%, bringing it back to a level last seen in March 2008.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points, to 2.25%-2.50%, delivering what was expected by most investors and economists in recent weeks.
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points, to 2.25%-2.50%, delivering what was expected by most investors and economists in recent weeks.
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Federal Reserve officials raised their main interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point — the biggest increase since 1994 — and signaled they will keep hiking aggressively this year, resorting to drastic measures to restrain the rampant inflation they failed to forecast.Slammed by critics for not anticipating the fastest price gains in four decades and then for being too slow to respond to it, Chairman Jerome Powell and colleagues on Wednesday intensified their effort to cool pric...
Federal Reserve officials raised their main interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point — the biggest increase since 1994 — and signaled they will keep hiking aggressively this year, resorting to drastic measures to restrain the rampant inflation they failed to forecast.Slammed by critics for not anticipating the fastest price gains in four decades and then for being too slow to respond to it, Chairman Jerome Powell and colleagues on Wednesday intensified their effort to cool pric...
The Federal Reserve hiked the fed funds rate by 50 basis points at its May meeting. Will mortgage rate growth follow?
The Federal Reserve hiked the fed funds rate by 50 basis points at its May meeting. Will mortgage rate growth follow?
The Fed on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points to 3.75%-4%, launching it to the highest level since December 2007.
The Fed on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points to 3.75%-4%, launching it to the highest level since December 2007.
In late March, 30-year mortgage rates experienced their largest 3-month increase since May 1987 – up 1.56 percentage points since the end of 2021. A recent chart shared on twitter by Len Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, who helps “people understand the economy, housing, and mortgage markets” illustrates these increases going back to [...]
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In late March, 30-year mortgage rates experienced their largest 3-month increase since May 1987 – up 1.56 percentage points since the end of 2021. A recent chart shared on twitter by Len Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, who helps “people understand the economy, housing, and mortgage markets” illustrates these increases going back to [...]
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The housing industry and market watchers in general are preparing for a big week as the Fed is set to announce its next benchmark interest-rate move on Wednesday, Sept. 21, with most observers expecting at least a 75-basis point bump.
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The housing industry and market watchers in general are preparing for a big week as the Fed is set to announce its next benchmark interest-rate move on Wednesday, Sept. 21, with most observers expecting at least a 75-basis point bump.
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Consumers have a chance to shore up their finances before the Fed increases interest rates again.
Consumers have a chance to shore up their finances before the Fed increases interest rates again.
Monetary policy has a more significant impact on spending of U.S. households headed by white women than on those led by white men or Black men and women, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said.White households overall in the three years after an unexpected rate hike, Aina Puig, a research scholar with the San Francisco Fed, said in an economic letterpublished Monday. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Changes in spending for the other cohorts were minimal, which could be explained by di...
Monetary policy has a more significant impact on spending of U.S. households headed by white women than on those led by white men or Black men and women, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said.White households overall in the three years after an unexpected rate hike, Aina Puig, a research scholar with the San Francisco Fed, said in an economic letterpublished Monday. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Changes in spending for the other cohorts were minimal, which could be explained by di...