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Fed Funds Rate Cuts Won't Necessarily Lower Residential Mortgage Rates

Historical data shows that mortgage rates drop by only a fraction of Fed Funds cuts and sometimes even rise during easing cycles.

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Don’t expect mortgage rates to fall after the Fed’s interest-rate cuts. But here’s one move borrowers can make right now.

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Fed Rate Cuts Could Boost Dollar Hedging, Weakening Dollar

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Trump administration asks appeals court to let president fire Fed governor Lisa Cook before key meeting

The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to lift a ruling that blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, in time for a crucial meeting next week wh...

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Trump Bid to Ax Cook Before Fed Meets Hinges on Weekend Filings

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Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board

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Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board

The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates.

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Trump Takes One Step Back and Another Forward in His Attempt to Reshape the Fed

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Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Seeks Removal of Fed Governor Before Interest Rate Meeting

‘Trump’s Going to Take the Fed Over’

If the court gives Trump authority to decide the grounds on which Fed board members can be ousted, it could create a pathway to removing other central bank officials.

As the Fed Prepares to Lower Rates, 2 Seats on Its Board Are in Limbo

The Senate looks poised to confirm President Trump’s pick to join the central bank in time for the policy meeting next week, while another governor’s fate remains up in the air.

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Bessent met with BlackRock's Rieder as search for next Fed chair continues, source says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with BlackRock Inc executive Rick Rieder in New York on Friday, as the Trump administration continued its search for a new chair for the Federal Reserve, a source familiar with the matter said.

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BlackRock's Rieder the latest candidate to interview in Fed chair search

The White House search for the next Federal Reserve chair continues to twist and turn, with BlackRock bond chief Rick Rieder emerging as the latest hot candidate.

Stock market today: Dow slips, S&P 500 and Nasdaq waver with Fed rate cut seen as done deal

US stocks were mixed on Friday as Wall Street took stock of the US economy from a lofty, record-setting perch ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated decision on interest rates next week. Investors have taken in several weeks' worth of economic data to gain clues on the Fed's next move.

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The Fed is 100% likely to cut rates next week, CME predicts: 8 pros on what you need to do now to prepare — and who the real winners (and losers) will be

CME Group’s FedWatch tool shows a quarter point cut is expected at each of the Fed’s three remaining meetings this year. If they all come to fruition, 2025 would end with a benchmark funds rate of 3.50% to 3.

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Inflation ticked up in August, but Fed rate cut in play as jobless claims surge

U.S. inflation picked up moderately in August, with prices up 2.9% from a year earlier. The Federal Reserve next meets Sept. 16-17.

Fed Meeting, Retail Sales, TikTok Deadline: What to Watch Next Week

The Federal Reserve meets next week and is expected to cut its key short-term interest rate for the first time in 2025. Investors are widely anticipating a 0.25 percentage point cut, but there is less agreement on what will follow at the central bank’s October and December meetings.