Bank economists: Soft landing remains likely, but risks remain
ABA’s Economic Advisory Committee expects moderating inflation to enable the Federal Reserve to reduce the federal funds rate and support ...
Tag: FOMC
Fed’s Bowman explains why she didn’t support recent rate cut
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said that she didn’t support the Federal Open Market Committee’s recent decision to trim rates ...
FOMC cuts rates by 50 basis points
The Federal Open Market Committee announced that it would lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 ...
Fed’s Powell: ‘Time has come’ for rate cuts
With inflation easing and the labor market cooling, “the time has come for policy to adjust,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ...
FOMC minutes show support for cutting rates
Several Federal Open Market Committee participants saw a “plausible case” for reducing the federal funds rate at their most recent ...
FOMC releases tentative meeting schedule for 2025, 2026
The Federal Open Market Committee announced its tentative meeting schedule for 2025 and 2026. The FOMC holds eight scheduled meetings ...
What if the Fed sells its MBS holdings?
A deliberate and patient plan to start selling its mortgage-backed securities could help the Fed reach its macroeconomic goals with ...
FOMC holds interest rates steady
The Federal Open Market Committee will hold the federal funds rate steady at 5.25 to 5.5%. The committee noted that ...
Podcast: Understanding how monetary policy shapes SOFR
On this episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA economist Jeff Huther discusses recent dynamics with the Secured Overnight ...
SOFR, so good? The outlook for the ‘world’s most important number’
How monetary policy has pushed the Secured Overnight Financing Rate toward the top of the Fed’s target range.
