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Traders see 50% chance of half-point rate cut in July after Fed"s Williams remarks

Traders in the fed funds futures market now expect a more than 50% chance of a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve at its July 30-31 meeting, following the release of prepared remarks from New York Fed Preside.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 18th, 2019

Fed-funds futures traders now see 16% chance of half-point cut by Fed in July

Fed-funds futures traders on Wednesd.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 10th, 2019

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury yield falls to lowest since July 2016 as traders ramp up rate-cut bets

Short-dated Treasury yields fall sharply on Wednesday on expectation of further easing by the Federal Reserve, only a day after the U.S. central bank carried out a surprise 50 basis point rate cut Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 4th, 2020

Fed rate cut unlikely to save markets, UBS says: "It"s not the 90s"

About 62 percent of traders are pricing in the chance of a third, 25-basis point reduction at the Fed’s upcoming Oct. 30 meeting......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsOct 1st, 2019

The Fed: Market thinks odds for half-point Fed cut have soared, though economists have their doubts

Traders wager the chances of a half-point rate cut are rising for September, but economists have their doubts......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 5th, 2019

The Fed: Good data or not, UBS still expects a half-point rate cut

Economists at UBS still anticipate a half-point cut from the Fed at the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting due to end July 31, even with good economic data......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 15th, 2019

NewsWatch: It’s ‘hallucinatory’ to expect a half-point Fed rate cut now — but economists still expect a quarter-point reduction

The solid June jobs report removes any chance the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a half-point, economists said Friday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 6th, 2019

The Fed: It’s ‘hallucinatory’ to expect a half-point Fed rate cut now — but economists still expect a quarter-point reduction

The solid June jobs report removes any chance the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a half-point, economists said Friday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 5th, 2019

The Fed: Powell, Bullard dampen market hopes that Fed will deliver half-point interest-rate cut

Comments Tuesday by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and St. Louis Fed President James Bullard suggested an interest-rate cut in July was not a done deal......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 25th, 2019

Fed"s Bullard says he is not in favor of half point rate cut in July

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Tuesday that, as things st.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 25th, 2019

The Fed: Get out the scissors — Barclays forecasts a half-point rate cut from the Fed in July

Following the May employment report, Barclays now expects a half-point interest-rate reduction in July, up from a quarter-point......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 7th, 2019

Market Extra: Traders now see more than 70% chance of Fed rate cut in July

Traders push forward expectations for a rate cut......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 5th, 2019

Mortgage rates continue their climb with seventh consecutive increase

The 30-year fixed-rate average, which inched up to 3.18 percent this week, is more than a half-percentage point higher than it was at the start of the year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 1st, 2021

Peso lower as Banco de Mexico delivers surprise rate cut and rolls out billions in stimulus in latest reaction to coronavirus

Mexico's central bank, the Banco de Mexico, cut its key interest rate by half-a-percentage point on Tuesday to 6%. Policy makers in Mexico also rolled out a more than $30 billion stimulus package to "foster an orderly behavior of financial marke.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2020

Bank of Canada delivers half-point emergency rate cut

The Bank of Canada on Friday delivered an emergency rate cut, slashing its main rate by half a percentage point to 0.75%. The move follows a half-point cut at the bank's regular policy meeting on March 4. "It is clear that the spread of the coronavirus is.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2020

PBOC reportedly cuts reserve ratio as Norway cuts base rate by half point

The People's Bank of China offered discounts to banks' reserve ratios by a half or 1 percentage point from the.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2020

London Markets: U.K. bond yields rise after coordinated half-point rate cut and fiscal stimulus package

The extraordinary events in financial markets on Wednesday saw the Bank of England surprise markets with a half percentage point interest rate cut — and the yield on U.K. bonds rise......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 11th, 2020

Britain fires with both barrels: emergency rate cut and budget boost

The Bank of England cut interest rates by half a percentage point to 0.25% and announced measures to support bank lending ahead of a budget that is set to open the taps on spending to bolster Britain's economy against the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 11th, 2020

Fed cuts rates half point in emergency move; stocks sink

The Federal Reserve delivered an emergency half-percentage point interest rate cut Tuesday in a bid to protect the longest-ever economic expansion from the spreading coronavirus. “The coronavirus... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkMar 6th, 2020

Need to Know: The Fed is already behind the curve as Goldman says firepower could be half as much as usual

Would the Federal Reserve ever do two inter-meeting rate cuts? Because the central bank is already behind the market as traders gobble up government bonds......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 6th, 2020

Fund managers change tack as Fed reacts to virus

Fund managers are changing their allocations after the U.S. Federal Reserve stunned investors with a half-point rate cut this week to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 5th, 2020