Fedâs Issue on Rates: How Low?
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After a stunning cut one week ago, the Federal Reserve appears poised to announce another rate cut on Wednesday as insurance against a recession.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30- and  15-year mortgages fell this week to their lowest levels since  early April as the housing market showed little sign of slowing  despite the Federal Reserve's move to raise interest rates,  mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve cut the target on a key short-term interest rate by a half of a percentage point today to 4.75 percent, further acknowledgment from the central bank that the mortgage meltdown plaguing Wall Street and Main Street could have a negative impact on the economy.
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When Federal Reserve policy makers meet on Wednesday to set interest rates, they will be paying less attention to what is happening to the economy than to what could happen.
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There's a lot on the line for stock market investors this week. How will markets react when the Federal Reserve either cuts interest rates or doesn't, and, if so, by how much? What will the Fed say about policy and, most importantly, what will investors think by the end of the week about the possibility of a recession ahead?
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U.S. Treasury yields hovered near  five-month lows on Wednesday as long-dated instruments  unwound  some of their inflation premium based on the Federal Reserve's  latest statements on inflation.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged today for a second straight month, and many analysts think there won't be any more rate increases this year.
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The American central bank, the Federal Reserve, Tuesday raised short-term interest rates for the fifth time in six months. Even with the quarter point increase short-term rates are a still-very-low 2.25 percent.
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Investors assume that the central bank will reduce the overnight federal funds rate by at least a quarter of a percentage point, to 5 percent. But many market analysts say that will not be enough to restore confidence.
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Treasury yields retested recent lows  on Tuesday after a soft reading on U.S. consumer sentiment  encouraged those who hope the Federal Reserve will have to slow  the pace of interest rates increases.
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Treasury yields hovered near six-month  lows on Tuesday as investors bet rising energy costs would  handicap the economy and perhaps sway the Federal Reserve to  slow the pace of rate hikes.
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Wall Street's wait is up: the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide what to do about interest rates.
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Many investors are in a quandary over how to adjust their portfolios while waiting on the Fedâs next move.
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WASHINGTON -- Individuals and businesses are likely to see their borrowing costs drop further as the Federal Reserve weighs another interest-rate reduction to bolster a sagging economy.
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Investors appeared to put aside their concerns about tighter credit availability, signs that the economy may be slipping and uncertainty about what the Fedâs next move will be.
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Investor's Business Daily - Chicago Fed chief Michael Moskow said the unexpectedly tight labor market could fuel inflation and the central bank has &quot;a way to go&quot; to bring inflation down to satisfactory levels. Inflation expectations appear to be contained for now, and interest rates, currently at 5.25%, are &quot;appropriate,&quot; said Moskow, who is a voting member of the Fed&#39;s policy-setting committee this year.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing  aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects  of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.