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Fed Study Warns of Risk That Interest Rates Return to Zero
New research from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and San Francisco finds there is nearly a one-in-ten chance that ...
Fed sees ~9% probability of rates hitting zero in medium- to long-term
Researchers from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and San Francisco studied financial markets to divine the probability ...
Fed paper says risk of falling back to near zero rates still in play
The prospect of the Federal Reserve once again setting its short-term interest rate target at near zero levels at some point ...
Fed Study Finds 9% Chance of Rates Hitting Zero in Medium Term
The Federal Reserve can’t assume its benchmark lending rate won’t return to zero at some point in the future, according to a ...
Fed May Cut Rates Sooner Than Expected, Beschloss Says
Afsaneh Beschloss, Rock Creek Group CEO and founder, says with the new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, ...
Chances of Fed Interest Rate Cut Plunge After Strong Jobs Report
The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, beating analyst expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Will mortgage rates continue falling this July?
Mortgage rates have dropped for five weeks in a row. But will they continue to do so this July? Here's what to consider.
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NY Fed report: return to zero rates a 'significant' risk
New research from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and San Francisco says markets put the odds of zero interest rates ...
Forget a ‘shadow’ Fed chair, here’s how the central bank could have two different leaders at once
Fed governors, including the chair, are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. But members of the FOMC ...
Solid Jobs Report Keeps Fed Rate Cuts at Bay
The latest labor market data reinforces the central bank’s wait-and-see approach to lowering borrowing costs, despite ...
The odds of a September Fed rate cut look high after June jobs report — but it may be a tough call for Powell
The Federal Reserve is likely to resume lowering interest rates in September, but it won’t be an easy call for the central ...
Fed rate cut bets rise after Powell doesn't rule out July
Financial market bets rose that the Federal Reserve could start interest-rate cuts as soon as this month after Fed Chair ...