Fed seen on course for Jun. start to 2025 rate cuts

Fed rate cut bets won't be cemented by soft inflation data
The Federal Reserve will likely need a lot more data, and a few more months, to clarify its growth and inflation forecasts and set the path for future rate moves as the impact of tariff and trade uncertainty continues to echo through the world's biggest economy and beyond.
After CPI inflation report, federal-funds futures point to no Fed rate cuts before June
Traders in the federal-funds futures market are expecting the Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark interest rate steady until June, when they anticipate a potential rate cut. Fed-funds futures pointed to a 99% probability of the Fed keeping its policy rate at the current level of 4.
Fed Expected to Cut Rates Twice This Year, Starting in September
The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady through the first half of the year, before delivering two reductions beginning in September, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Fed seen on course for June start to 2025 rate cuts after data
The Federal Reserve is seen restarting interest-rate cuts in June, traders bet on Tuesday, as government data showed U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly flat last month and weekly jobless claims fell.
Fed rate cuts could ward off a serious recession, Jim Cramer says
"We're most likely not going to go into a serious recession, because the Fed can take action to prevent that," he said. "And even if the Fed does nothing, the market can recover once all of this tariff stuff is behind us — and it will be behind us at some point.
Futures rise after Wall St selloff; tariffs, inflation data in focus
As Trump's 25% duty on all steel and aluminum imports, which he announced last month, took effect, the European Commission ...
Fed holds steady on interest rates, potential cuts loom in June amid trade war fears
The Fed won't lower rates at its policy meeting next week, but could deliver the first of a set of rapid-fire reductions in borrowing costs in June.
TSX futures edge up ahead of BoC's rate decision
Futures tied to Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday in the run-up to the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Remain Volatile
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been volatile this week as the economic outlook remains ...
Will HELOC interest rates keep falling this March?
While it's impossible to predict with precision, HELOC interest rates could fall this March or they could remain relatively ...
Housing Market Forecast 2025-26: Interest Rates Keep Construction Flat
Little change in interest rates mean that construction will be generally level, home prices will rise moderately and rents ...
Bank of Canada to be cautious about future rate moves: Full text
OTTAWA, March 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada released the following statement on Wednesday: ...
HELOC rates just fell again. Here's what homeowners should do now.
HELOC interest rates dropped yet again this week. Here are three things that homeowners should do in response.
Mortgage rates have declined but could stay at a level that makes it tough to afford a home
Mortgage rates eased this week for the seventh week in a row, a trend that gives prospective home shoppers more financial ...