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“I think underlying economic conditions will be much more important to financial markets than the Fed's tactics at a particular moment,” Citi Wealth's CIO said.

Consumer spending remained strong in August as U.S. retail sales beat expectations, lending more credibility to the Federal Reserve's pending reduction in interest rates.

The Fed cut rates at its September meeting for the first time in four years, with more on the way. Is it time to think about selling your house? Fed policy, inflation and the jobs market can all impact the housing market, creating both opportunities and challenges for sellers.

The Federal Reserve is poised to slash interest rates for the first time in four years at Wednesday's FOMC meeting.

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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.

This week's Federal Reserve meeting will kick off a new easing cycle. Wall Street expects a half-point rate cut as the S&P 500 aims at a new high.

The one thing U.S. economists are counting on this week is a much-anticipated interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. However, the fallout from Wednesday's expected move is not so certain.

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