Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve started a rate-cutting cycle on Sept. 18, 2025, lowering its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.75% to 5%. The cut was the first since March 2020 after the Fed raised interest rates to a 23-year high point to cool the economy and quell inflation. The Fed cut rates two more times in 2024, each by 25 basis points. It has not cut interest rates so far in 2025.
Latest Posts
Former Fed Governor Kugler violated financial trading rules, filings show
Nov 17, 2025Adriana Kugler’s financial transactions, including several stock purchases in 2024, violated Fed ethics rules, leading to her resignation.
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Despite economic uncertainty, weekly housing demand up double digits over 2024
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Hawkish Fed members push back on December rate cut
Nov 17, 2025 -
Why we may never see the October jobs data
Nov 14, 2025 -
Raphael Bostic to retire as Atlanta Fed president
Nov 12, 2025 -
CFPB funding deemed unlawful by Trump administration
Nov 12, 2025 -
Trump proposes 50-year mortgage to help affordability
Nov 08, 2025 -
Another Fed rate cut to finish 2025? Not so fast
Nov 04, 2025 -
Mortgage spreads hit lowest level in years, keeping rates near 6%
Nov 02, 2025 -
Will the next Fed chair be pro-housing?
Oct 31, 2025 -
Debate heats up around GSEs’ potentially larger role as MBS buyers
Oct 30, 2025 -
Did Powell kill the December rate cut?
Oct 30, 2025
