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• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ...

Sentiment has shifted dramatically in favor of an interest rate cut. Top officials at the Federal Reserve have displayed a rare degree of public disagreement over a possible interest rate cut next ...

In major reversal, the odds of a December interest rate cut have risen to 79% from around 40% earlier this month. The jump in expectations came after New York Fed President John Williams said further ...

After years of elevated borrowing costs, mortgage interest rates have just taken a sharp turn lower, and homeowners and buyers are taking notice. According to the latest rate data from the Mortgage ...

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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in nine months on Wednesday, signaling concerns about a weakening labor market. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to ...

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