Interest Rates

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details. The Federal Reserve elected to keep interest rates unchanged at its Wednesday meeting, snapping a streak of three consecutive rate cuts that began in September. The federal funds rate remains in a target range of 4.25% to 4....

Caution dominates Wednesday's midday trading session in New York as investors anxiously await the Federal Open Market Committee decision at 2 p.m. ET. The Fed is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.25%-4.5%. Market participants remain highly focused on any signals from Fed Chair...

Speculation over the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decisions is heating up, with retail traders betting millions ahead of the central bank’s first meeting of 2025. Wagers on interest rates have soared in popularity on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated betting platform, highlighting the...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday, but for Wall Street, the stakes couldn't be higher. After a brutal tech selloff erased trillions in market value on Monday and President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for immediate rate cuts last...

The Federal Reserve's first meeting of 2025 comes at a moment of elevated uncertainty, as a brutal tech sell-off erased trillions in market value and fresh tensions between President Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell may threaten to shake interest rate policy in the months ahead. Tech stocks...

A shift in the pace of U.S. private sector expansion marked the start of 2025, with the services sector unexpectedly cooling from its December highs while manufacturing rebounded into growth territory for the first time in seven months. However, as optimism builds among manufacturers ahead of the...

If President Donald Trump follows through on his proposed tariff hikes, consumer inflation expectations could rise sharply, complicating the Federal Reserve's plan to cut interest rates. The alarm came from Goldman Sachs, which unveiled that while the direct inflationary impact of tariffs may be...

In a significant move, the Bank of Japan has hiked its interest rates to levels not seen since the global financial crisis of 2008 and in line with economists' expectations. This is the first such increase since July of last year. What Happened: The Bank of Japan is optimistic that wage growth will...

With ultra-low interest rates firmly in the rearview mirror, Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree, has a clear message for investors: “Anything in the high-4s on a 10-year Treasury rate puts the S&P 500's earnings yield at a level where it either barely exceeds or does not...

With Jerome Powell keeping his cards close to the chest, investors hoping for a quick rate cut might need to sit tight. Inflation has now regained equal footing with labor market data in the Fed's policy calculus, and according to Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy at WisdomTree Inc. (...

Major indices rallied on Wednesday after December inflation data showed underlying price pressures slowing, reducing fears of a prolonged pause in interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The headline Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% year-over-year in December, up from November's 2.7%, matching...

Consumer inflation surged for the third straight month in December, rekindling concerns that the months-long cooling of price pressures could be over and casting doubt on the Federal Reserve’s ability to steer inflation toward its 2% target. The headline Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% year-...

The allure of 5% yields is driving investor inflows into long-dated Treasury ETFs, even as persistent bond market losses and rising macro uncertainties complicate the interest-rate outlook. Last week, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) saw a staggering $1.5 billion in inflows, as etfdb...

Producer prices rose less than anticipated in December, offering a potential reprieve for the Federal Reserve as it aims to bring inflation under control without derailing economic growth. The data, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, showed the Producer Price Index rising 3.3%...

Market volatility is primed to intensify this week as traders await December's Producer Price Index data on Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index report will follow on Wednesday. With Wall Street's expectations for interest rate cuts hanging by a thread, stronger-than-expected inflation data could...