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Will the Fed Drop Rates?
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
A majority of economists are predicting at least another quarter point drop in interest rates will be announced by the Fed tomorrow with an outside chance of a half point decrease. Recent economic releases which have highlighted just how sluggish the U.S. economy has become have bolstered the ability of the Fed to aggressively lower [...]
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Will the Fed Lower the Federal Funds Rate?
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Fed watchers have been buried with conflicting economic data as GDP, employment, consumer confidence, and even CPI (consumer price inflation) show an economy under control, while energy and food prices have increased significantly pressuring American consumers. Recent comments by the Fed indicate that the priority of keeping inflation in a narrow range of 1% to [...]
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Forecasting the Federal Funds Rate
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The Federal Funds rate is the most closely monitored rate set by the Federal Reserve. Economists and Fed watchers will make predictions about the future of the benchmark rate after nearly every economic release. Typically, the language in the statements released by the Fed is not enough to give a clear indication of how the [...]
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