Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

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.

The headline numbers in the latest Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were positive, but the report contained its negative points—leaving analysts to speculate what the effect of the data will be for housing.

The Federal Reserve has not raised the federal funds target rate since last December. What do the minutes from November's meeting indicate?

Analysts are not so sure now that the Fed will raise rates in December, which had been widely forecasted prior to the presidential election.

A survey from the Federal Reserve addressed where credit standards stand according to 90 banks across the U.S., and how this impacts the demand for mortgages.

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?

The 10 voting members of the Fed’s policymaking arm are sharply divided on whether or not the economy is ready for a short-term rate increase.

Will the latest BLS Employment Summary deter the Fed from raising the short-term interest rates this year? Not likely, but it contains news that is both positive and negative for the housing market.

Federal regulators determined in April that the resolution plans of eight "systemically important" bank holding companies were not quite up to speed. But the companies are trying to fix things.

On Wednesday, a House Committee bitterly divided over post-crisis financial regulation examined the effectiveness of the Fed's oversight of the country’s financial system.