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With the crisis clearly past, the Fed ought to boost short-term rates to a more normal 2% - still low by historical standards - to send a signal to the markets that the U.S. is serious about...
This is a discussion on the future direction of the Federal Funds rate, using the Fed Funds Rate Predictor (produced by the Cleveland Fed as a starter.
Markets were gearing up for some type of interest rate hike later in the year in response to inflation pressure. The latest financial sector problems may have put those hikes on hold.
Opposition from the Federal Reserve's hawkish wing will likely limit a cut to the federal funds rate on Tuesday to 25 basis points, even though a bigger move would be helpful, Bill Gross, chief...
The Fed just minutes ago cut the federal-fund rate by half a percentage point to 4.75% and the discount rate by half a percentage point to 5.25%. While the market had been anticipating a cut, most...
Before the onslaught of the credit crunch, it was widely believed that the Fed would raise rates to cool inflation fears. I remember on BestCashCow reading quite a few articles discussing fears of...