Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve started a rate-cutting cycle on Sept. 18, 2025, lowering its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.75% to 5%. The cut was the first since March 2020 after the Fed raised interest rates to a 23-year high point to cool the economy and quell inflation. The Fed cut rates two more times in 2024, each by 25 basis points. It has not cut interest rates so far in 2025.
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Jobless claims fall by 3,000 applications
Sep 20, 2012After experiencing a sharp increase a week earlier, jobless claims for the five-day period ending September 15 fell slightly.The number of applications for unemployment insurance edged…
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QE3 subsidizes Wall Street and housing, but not the rest of America
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QE3 may nudge more home sales to investors
Sep 14, 2012 -
Why would a good bank (FirstMerit) buy a bad bank (Citizens Republic)?
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Is Bernanke driving investors toward housing?
Sep 13, 2012 -
Mortgage rates hold tight
Sep 13, 2012 -
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Treasury to unload more AIG stock
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The self-fulfilling prophecy of the potential QE3
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Bernanke outlines risks and benefits of more economic stimulus
Aug 31, 2012
