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.
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Lawmakers demand more controls on Fed bailout power
Aug 18, 2014In the letter, the lawmakers write that the Fed’s proposed rule under Section 1101 “places no meaningful restrictions on its emergency lending powers, and in a time of crisis, invites the same sort of backdoor bailout we witnessed five years ago.”
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Fed’s Kocherlakota: Labor market still shy of FOMC goal
Aug 15, 2014 -
Federal regulators order big banks to fix “living wills”
Aug 05, 2014 -
Fed Board now required to have one community banker
Jul 17, 2014 -
Beige Book: Reports on housing are decidedly mixed
Jul 16, 2014 -
Old National Bank merges with United Bank & Trust
Jul 14, 2014 -
Schumer: I’m going to encourage Yellen to be careful with interest rates
Jul 14, 2014 -
Watch CNBC’s Rick Santelli nearly lose his mind talking inflation
Jul 14, 2014 -
Fischer sworn in as Fed vice chairman
Jun 16, 2014 -
Stanley Fischer sworn in as Fed Governor
May 28, 2014 -
OCC: 87% of settlement funds distributed to borrowers
Apr 30, 2014 -
Waters: Regulators used “nonsensical system” to setup mortgage settlement fund
Apr 29, 2014