Fed holds rates steady, indicates three cuts coming in 2024
- The Federal Reserve has decided to maintain the federal funds rate target range at 5.25%-5.5%, ending the rate-hiking cycle.
- Inflation has eased but remains elevated, with the Fed committed to bringing it back to the 2% target.
- The Fed plans to continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt, totaling up to $95 billion a month.
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Fed holds key interest rate at 22-year high, hints at cuts in 2024
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at a 22-year high of 5.25-5.50 percent for the third consecutive time, but officials suggested that reductions of borrowing costs may be coming next year amid signs of cooling inflation.
US Fed holds key lending rate steady, signals cuts in 2024
The US Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at a 22-year high for a third straight meeting. The Fed's decision allows policymakers to determine the extent of any additional policy firming. The inclusion of the word 'any' dampens expectations of another interest rate hike. The decision keeps rates high as the Fed fights inflation towards a long-term target of two percent. The Fed also published updated economic forecasts, upgrading its gr…
Fed holds interest rates steady for third straight meeting
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the third consecutive meeting — and offered up a sliver of hope for three quarter-point cuts next year. As December’s two-day policy meeting wrapped up on Wednesday, central bankers decided to keep the benchmark federal funds rate between 5.25% and 5.5% — a 22-year high first reached...
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