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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Fed MBS Purchases Rise as Balance Sheet Shrinks
Mar 13, 2009The Federal Reserve purchased $61.4 billion in mortgage-backed securities from government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae [stock FNM][/stock], Freddie Mac [stock FRE][/stock] and Ginnie Mae in the week ending March 11. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in reporting the details of the purchases Thursday, also announced the second weekly batch of coupon sales along with purchases.
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Bernanke’s Attempt to Get Ahead of the Market
Mar 13, 2009 -
Household Net Worth Dives 18%
Mar 12, 2009 -
The Mark-to-Market Babble Continues
Mar 11, 2009 -
Bernanke: Some Banks Really Are Too Big to Fail
Mar 10, 2009 -
Fed’s Hoenig: Allow Institutions to Fail
Mar 09, 2009 -
Role of Subprime in Housing Boom Exaggerated: St. Louis Fed
Mar 06, 2009 -
Fed Buys $59 Billion in Agency MBS
Mar 06, 2009 -
Wells Fargo Slashes Dividend Amid Rising Loan Losses
Mar 06, 2009 -
Fed’s Short-Term Economic Outlook Darkens
Mar 05, 2009 -
TARP Investments Bleed Another $5 Billion: Report
Mar 03, 2009 -
Fed Launches Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
Mar 03, 2009
