The Fed Raises Rates, Signals Two More Hikes in 2019
As projected, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 25 basis points to between 2.25 and 2.5 percent, while signaling…
The Fed Raises Rates, Signals Another Hike in 2018
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for another quarter-point…
The Fed Institutes Another Rate Hike, Signals Two More This Year
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling accelerated expectations for two…
The Fed Institutes Another Rate Hike, Signals Seven More to Come
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for two more…
The Fed Institutes a Rate Hike, Signals Three More in 2018
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for three more…
Mortgage Rates Tick Up, Odds of a Rate Hike Holding at 100 Percent
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up 5 basis points over the past week to 3.95 percent, which is the highest rate in nearly four months, within…
Mortgage Rates Slip, Odds of a Rate Hike Hits 100 Percent
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped 4 basis points over the past two weeks to 3.90 percent, which is 33 basis points above the 3.57 percent rate…
The Fed Raises Rates, Signals Another Hike This Year
As predicted, the Federal Reserve just raised the benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for another quarter-point increase by…
The Fed Institutes a Rate Hike, Signals Two More This Year
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target by 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for another two quarter-point increases…
The Fed Institutes a Rate Hike, Signals Three More in 2017
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised interest rates for the first time since December of last year, upping the target federal funds target rate by 0.25 percent (25…