Tag Archives: FOMC

As expected, the Federal Reserve raised rates again at the end of their May meeting by a quarter point—this is now the tenth-straight increase.

This is now the eighth consecutive rate hike, an increase of 4.5% since the hikes began.

Another Federal Open Market Committee Meeting, another rate hike. At the conclusion of the FOMC’s November Meeting, the Committee raised rates by 75 basis points, the fourth consecutive such hike and the sixth of 2022.

For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the nominal interest rate by 75-basis points at the conclusion of their scheduled two-day meeting to a rate of 3.00-3.25%. This marks the highest ...

On March 14-15, 2020, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held an emergency meeting in light of the then-blossoming pandemic to cut rates by a 100 basis points to a rate of 0-0.25%.  But now, in light of ...

Three-quarters of a point. This is the amount the Federal Reserve chose to raise the nominal interest rate by citing the need to combat the highest rate of inflation since the 80s.  To put that another way, this is the ...

The Federal Open Market Committee said Monday that it would purchase mortgage-backed securities “in the amounts needed” to support the economy.

The much-anticipated announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee this week will determine whether interest rates will fall or remain unchanged. Here’s what else is happening in The Week Ahead.

On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee and Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold the Committee's next meeting and press conference. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.

Though the Fed decided not to raise rates, experts say that could change later this year. Find out why.