The Fed Cut Rates Again. So, What Else Is New?

The Fed Cut Rates Again. So, What Else Is New?

Bryan Cutsinger, The Daily Economy Powell's remarks highlighted the inherent difficulty of balancing inflation and employment under the Fed's current dual mandate.

Taylor-Made Homefront: Rates, reality and the 2026 market

By Chad Taylor, the Taylor-Made Team Interest rates and the Fed are all over the headlines these days. Last Wednesday, the Fed made their third rate cut of the year. That is a welcome sight for home buyers, but remember, the Fed controls the federal funds rate, not mortgage rates directly. The federal funds rate is simply the rate banks charge each other for short term loans to meet reserve requirements. When that rate climbs, banks often pass t…

The Fed Cut Rates Again–What Else Is New?

The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds target range by 25 basis points on Wednesday—its third consecutive rate cut—to 3.5 to 3.75 percent. Markets had anticipated the decision for weeks, reflecting growing expectations that the Fed would respond to rising downside risks in the labor market. Three officials dissented: Governor Stephen Miran again favored a larger 50-basis-point cut, while Chicago and Kansas City Fed Presidents Austan Gools…