For the first time in a year and only the second time in a decade, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target rate. What implications does the Fed rate hike have for housing going forward?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Fed Rate Hike Widely Expected
Will the Federal Open Market Committee raise the federal funds target rate for the first time in a year? Many economist and analysts seem to think that the economy has improved enough for the Fed to raise rates.
Read More »Is the Fed Ready to Make a Move?
The Federal Reserve has not raised the federal funds target rate since last December. What do the minutes from November's meeting indicate?
Read More »Is a December Rate Hike Off the Table?
Analysts are not so sure now that the Fed will raise rates in December, which had been widely forecasted prior to the presidential election.
Read More »Fed Keeps Rate Hike On Hold, For Now
The Federal Open Market Committee voted not to raise the federal funds target rate for the seventh time since last December's historic rate hike. Is there another rate hike on the horizon for this December?
Read More »Fed Opts Against Rate Hike. . .For Now
Fed policymakers voted against raising the federal funds target rate for the time being.
Read More »Yellen Speech Fuels September Rate Hike Speculation
Speculation is widespread in the industry that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates in September, and Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech in Wyoming on Friday fanned those flames of speculation.
Read More »Fed: September Rate Hike is Looking More Likely
Bad economic news at the start of the summer caused many analysts to predict that the Federal Reserve would not raise the federal funds target rate until December. Lately, however, forecasts are changing.
Read More »Fed Rate Hike is Unlikely Until After Election
Economists generally believe that the Fed will not raise rates until after November's presidential election, if they do at all this year, according to a survey.
Read More »The Week Ahead: What Does the Fed Have Up Its Sleeve?
A June rate hike was widely expected but did not occur. Now with the Brexit vote, some are suggesting it is going to be a while before the Fed raises long-term interest rates.
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