The Federal Reserve delivered a 25‑basis‑point cut on October 29, lowering the federal‑funds target range to 3.75%–4.00% while announcing that quantitative tightening will end on December 1.

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Delivering its second straight interest rate cut of 2025, the Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%. Ten of twelve FOMC members backed the ...

In the US, buying T-bills is of no benefit to longer bonds as a stand-alone measure. And MBS bonds confirmed as still rolling off. Also, longer tenors react poorly to muted anticipation of a Federal ...

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it plans to “conclude the reduction of its aggregate securities holdings on ...

The Federal Reserve said it will halt its bond-selling programme amid pressure on the Bank of England to follow suit.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is ending the drawdown of its still substantial balance sheet amid evidence money ...

"The knee-jerk reaction of the markets to the Fed meeting (and press conference) was to sell stocks and bonds, because [Fed] ...

Following the United States Federal Reserve (Fed)'s announcement to halt quantitative tightening (QT), securities firms are ...

Ahead of the meeting, we expected Powell to avoid pre-committing to a December rate cut, but his clear pushback against the market pricing was more hawkish than even we anticipated.

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Oct. 29, while announcing it will stop shrinking its balance sheet. The decision triggered significant volatility in crypto markets, ...

Heading into today’s Fed decision, the odds of a December rate cut were above 90%. But the forecast reversed in dramatic ...