Posted on 09/17/2025 11:13:25 AM PDT by millenial4freedom
The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point interest rate cut, the first of 2025.
The decision follows slowing job growth and rising inflation, challenging the Fed's dual mandate.
Criticism from investors and political pressure influenced the Fed's decision to cut rates.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Not excellent. Light by at least 25 bps. Probably 50.
It will probably do both.
>> The decision follows slowing job growth and rising inflation, challenging the Fed’s dual mandate. <<
Bullsh!t. Inflation is not rising, and even if it were rising, a present move upward because of tariffs says nothing about future inflation. It’s like when the federal reserve crashed the economy in 2001 and 1991 because soaring oil prices were reflected in inflation.
Decision based on lies from the BLS, what could go wrong?
It’s a start!!!
Correct, but the markets EXPECTED a .50 cut. So, the stock market is down slightly
The WSJ had an article earlier this week on how short termism hurts the economy right about the time President Trump announced businesses should not be forced to report quarterly earnings- and they were both correct imo...
All you had to do was watch the markets reaction this morning- first they (CNBC) predicted a .50 basis points cut, and everything was way up....then CNBC talked about divisions in the Fed and questioned would there be a cut, and the market pulled back while the S&P & NASDAQ ran in the negative for a while...
... further, if the Federal Reserve failed to lower rates last time because it had false economic data (inflated employment figures), than they should include that correction in today’s adjustment.
Cat food prices haven’t gone down $0.01.
2 more 25 basis pt cuts this year for a total of .75.
Should have been a full point.
Not enough and shows they are SCARED!
Should have done a full point, the lower the mortgage rate is the housing market will boom. During covid my sister bought the home she’s living in now with a 2.5 percent mortgage, the housing market was insane back then, you had 8 offers for houses before it ever hit the internet it was insane
Why is Lisa Cook being allowed to vote on anything as she is under investigation for financial fraud?
The markets were not expecting 50. There was ‘some’ support, but it was not generally expected.
Hit that crack pipe Baby!!!
Time to pay the bank to host your savings account.
Mortgage rates track U.S. Treasury rates more closely than the Federal Funds rate. Those Treasury rates have come down a bit in recent months, but they are still much higher than they were during the peak of the housing market.
How much inflation do people want?
It’s the absolute minimum and he thinks it will save him
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