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As 2025 got under way, there were muted expectations regarding Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. In fact, in early January, ...

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran calls for aggressive interest rate cuts, arguing current policy is too restrictive and ...

We continue to believe that 2–3 rate cuts are likely warranted to keep real rates near 100 basis points, given inflation’s ...

Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 ...

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The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.00–4.25%, marking its first cut in years. Bitcoin rose slightly above $116,000 on the news, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro. The ...

OTTAWA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, spurred by weak job reports and economic contraction in the second quarter. It would ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in its first cut of the year, marking a move that could ease monthly payments on mortgages, credit cards and other ...

Miran’s projection aligns with the lowest forecast for the appropriate funds rate among the Fed’s 19 policymakers released after December’s rate-setting meeting. That estimate placed the fed funds ...

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.50%–3.75% to support maximum employment and curb somewhat elevated inflation amid moderate economic growth and slowing job ...

France’s bond yields could spike to 100 basis points above their German peers for the first time since 2012 if the nation’s political crisis deepens, according to Carmignac. The yield difference ...