The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Asian shares are mostly higher as investors focus on prospects for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first cut to interest rates in more than four years

The US Federal Reserve is all but certain to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in more than four years, a significant move likely to ripple through global financial markets.

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The election can indirectly impact interest rates, but the Federal Reserve remains in the driver's seat when it comes to borrowing costs.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.09%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.01% this morning as market participants braced for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, with opinion divided on the size of this week’s cut.

For more than two years, we've heard a steady drumbeat of news highlighting inflation and its impact on interest rates. The correlation seems clear, but the issue is actually more complex.

American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it’s cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak

The move is widely expected – but will still be studied closely as dark clouds loom on the US horizon

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell to a 1-week low and finished down by -0.24%. Dovish comments Friday from former New York Fed President Dudley knocked bond yields lower and weighed on the dollar when he said he sees “a strong case for a 50 bp cut” in interest...