Fed's Musalem Expects More Rate Cuts

Fed Leans Toward A December Interest Rate Cut
The Federal Open Market Committee is most likely to cut interest rates again to 4.25% to 4.5% on December 18 according to fixed income markets.
Fed's Musalem expects more rate cuts but says easing path is less clear
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said on Wednesday he expects the U.S. central bank will be able to continue to cut interest rates but warned the pace of future actions has grown less clear.
Fed’s Musalem Says Time May Be Near to Slow or Pause Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said it may be time for policymakers to slow the pace of interest-rate cuts amid higher than desired inflation and declining concerns over the labor market.
Fed’s Williams Expects Gradual Decline in Inflation, Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams expects inflation to continue to decline to a 2% annual pace, but not in a linear fashion.
Fed's Waller says he is inclined to cut rates in December
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday he was inclined to cut the benchmark interest rate at the Dec. 17-18 meeting as monetary policy remained restrictive enough to keep putting downward pressure on inflation,
If the Fed is cutting interest rates, why are mortgages and business loans costing more?
The central bank’s target rates and its much-publicized recent rate cuts don’t directly set long-term mortgage and business loan rates. It’s not unheard
Fed’s Musalem Sees Risk of Cutting Rates Too Much, Too Soon
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem sees a risk that progress toward 2% inflation could stall, or possibly reverse.
Fed can afford to be cautious about moving rates lower: Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell elaborated on his thinking about the likely path of interest rates on Wednesday, saying that the U.S. is "not quite there on inflation'' yet. While officials are ...
Fed’s Daly Says December Aside, Rates Should Continue Falling
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said an interest-rate cut this month isn’t certain but remains on ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Are Down Slightly, but Affordability Remains an Issue
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have eased this week, but we won't see them fall substantially ...
Election transforms economic outlook, Fed will see less need to cut rates, says Adams of Comerica
The 2024 presidential election has transformed the economic outlook and, as a result, the Federal Reserve is likely to see less need to cut interest rates than they had signaled in September, said ...
Fed's Goolsbee: Rates need to come down a fair amount over next year
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday said he sees interest rates needing to come down a "fair amount" over the next year as rates remain in restrictive policy, per Reuters ...
Why Trump’s tariff plans could lead to higher interest rates
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to impose stiff tariffs against America’s three biggest trading partners is widely ...
Tariff Inflation Will Likely Be Transitory, But Fed Won’t Say So
Donald Trump’s tariff barrage may trigger a response from the Federal Reserve that the new president won’t like.
Where to Watch Fed Governor Kugler's Speech
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is scheduled to discuss the state of the economy, the labor market and monetary policy in a speech hosted by the Detroit Economic Club Tuesday at 12:35 p.m. ET.