Federal Reserve’s flip-flops risk undermining US exceptionalism
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy “We don’t guess, we don’t…
Federal Reserve wariness weighs down on Bitcoin as it slumps 15% from record high
Bitcoin extended its slide from this week’s record high to almost 15% as hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve prompted traders to sell an asset that has more than doubled this year. The original cryptocurrency dropped as much as 5%…
Caveat Emptor? Federal Reserve Rate-Easing Cycles Have Historically Served as an Ominous Warning for Wall Street.
Rate-easing cycles and bear markets tend to go hand-in-hand. Just six trading days remain before we close the curtain on what should go down as a splendid year for Wall Street. As of the closing bell on Dec. 18, the…
Bitcoin approaches first weekly decline since Donald Trump’s victory, Fed policy dampens optimism
Bitcoin is heading towards its first weekly decline as a cautious Federal Reserve policy outlook tempered optimism from Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 Conferenc, July…
Tatiana Bailey: Uncertainty in the Federal Reserve’s path | News
Last week, the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, marking the third consecutive rate cut. The move was largely expected, but what I find interesting are the revised forecasts from the Fed for the U.S. economy for…
The Federal Reserve Admits They Think Inflation Is About To Go Up
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gestures as he speaks at a press conference after the … [+] Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2024. The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point…
What does the Fed rate cut mean for mortgage rates?
Fed cuts rates by a quarter point, says pace of cuts to slow Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced another rate cut, but signaled that the pace of cuts moving forward will be slower. For Jill Comfort, a broker who owns…
As Fed lowers interest rates, ‘staggering low’ inventory of homes available in northeast Santa Rosa
Northeast Santa Rosa – the North Bay’s broadest submarket – saw the introduction of only 21 new single-family homes for sale in November – 56% fewer than this same period a year ago. Once again, The Federal Reserve has decided…
How the Federal Reserve’s rate policy affects mortgages
The Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate target three times in 2024. This has many Americans waiting for mortgage rates to fall. But that may not happen for some time. “I think the best case scenario is we’re going to…
Federal Reserve to Own Bitcoin? Lummis Proposes Change
In an interview with Yahoo Finance, US Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming outlined a proposal to grant the Federal Reserve the authority to hold Bitcoin as part of the United States’ official reserves. She argues that this approach could improve…