Interest Rate News

6 days agotrump has urged the fed to significantly lower interest rates. The federal reserve held interest rates steady on wednesday, ending a string of three consecutive quarter-point rate cuts as. As expected, the reserve bank increased interest rates by 25 basis points, raising the official cash rate to 3.85 per cent.

6 days agothe federal reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6%. The federal reserve said wednesday that it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the central bank's first pause after three consecutive rate cuts last year. 6 days agofederal reserve policymakers left interest rates unchanged at its january meeting after cutting rates at its three prior meetings amid uncertainty over the labor market and inflation.

6 days agothe federal reserve held its key interest steady in a range between 3.5% and 3.75% after a recent run of interest rate cuts. Jan 28, 2026the federal reserve held its target federal funds interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range at the january meeting, matching investor expectations. The us central bank cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, as expected.

That lowered the target for its key lending rate to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, the lowest since 2022. Dec 10, 2025the federal reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point wednesday for the third time since september, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Dec 10, 2025the federal reserve on wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years.