Fed may halt interest rate cuts—and could even pursue a hike, say analysts
High interest rates and the rising cost of funding were already a top concern for CFOs. Now, that concern could grow following a strong December jobs report—one of the key pieces of data assessed by the Federal Reserve—that has led some economists to predict there will be fewer rate cuts this year,
What BofA says it would take for the Fed's next rate move to be a hike
The Fed is likely done cutting rates amid robust economic activity and can now eye a hike if core PCE or long-term inflation expectations rise, BofA says.
Fed rate cuts were so 2024. There are risks the next move could be a hike, Bank of America says.
After the "gangbuster" December jobs report, the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle is over, said Aditya Bhave, senior U.S. economist at BofA Global Research. "Our base case has the Fed on an extended hold,
Timing the Tipping Point for Stocks With the Fed Rate Cut Cycle
In four cases (illustrated by the heavier vertical lines), the easing cycle finished with an official recession. As markets are forward-looking, typically the early part of a rate-cutting cycle is welcomed by equity markets,
Chaloff: There's real merit for the Fed to cut rates, but it probably won't happen until June
Alex Chaloff, CIO at Bernstein Private Wealth Management discusses the firm's contrarian forecast of three Fed rate cuts this year.
BofA says Fed's rate cuts are over with inflation stuck above 2%
A team of economists and strategists at BofA Securities is holding on to its view that the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-cutting cycle is done, considering that the labor market is stabilizing around full employment and inflation is modestly stuck above the central bank's 2% target.
Projected US Interest Rates in 5 Years: Optimism for Future Cuts After Accelerating Inflation
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points in its final meeting of the year. The Fed aims to bring inflation down to
There will be no interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year
Forget about rate cuts this year. The Federal Reserve is not budging, no matter how much Wall Street begs for a break. Inflation is being stubborn, the labor market refuses to chill, and the government is racking up deficits like there’s no tomorrow.
This chart highlights how businesses and consumers dodged the blow of Fed rate hikes
The Federal Reserve in 2025 is in the midst of a rate-cutting cycle, but its rapid pace of rate increases in 2022 and 2023 ...
The Federal Reserve May Do the Unthinkable, and It Could Drag the Stock Market Down in 2025
To summarize, the Federal Reserve has already lowered by 50% the number of anticipated interest rate cuts in 2025. It was ...
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Fed's latest rate hike means credit cardholders can expect higher bills this spring and summer, warns expert
The Fed, aiming to tamp down on historically high inflation, approved a 0.25 percentage point interest rate hike and reportedly expect to rise rates six more times this year. Americans caught ...
Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-’23 rate hikes
Something surprising happened on the way toward the highest U.S. interest rates in more than a dozen years: Neither consumers ...
Strong US job growth raises doubts about further Fed rate cuts
The U.S. job market again defied an anticipated slowdown, with firms adding more than a quarter of a million jobs in the last ...
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Most Fed officials were worried about higher inflation, but not enough to put rate hikes on the table, minutes of December meeting show
Most Federal Reserve officials were worried about the risks of higher inflation - but not enough to talk about potential rate hikes, according to minutes of the Fed's December meeting released ...
Treasury yields slip on 2025 rate-cut possibilities after Fed’s Waller speaks
Yields on U.S. government turned slightly lower Thursday morning, reversing direction from earlier in the day, after one key policymaker spoke about the possibility of multiple 2025 rate cuts by the ...
BofA bets on a potential Fed rate hike after jobs report, top Wall-St brokers revise forecasts
Top Wall-Street brokerages revised their Fed rate cut forecasts, after a blow-out U.S. jobs report on Friday, with BofA ...