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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Treasury Yields Hit Record Lows, But Will it Last?
Dec 01, 2008Weaker-than-expected construction spending and quickly falling manufacturing activity helped send stocks sharply lower Monday morning, fueling a continued rise in demand for U.S. Treasuries — and likely pressure from secondary mortgage markets also contributed the extremely bullish bond sentiment as well, sources told HousingWire Monday morning. Call it the two-fer Treasury rally: safe-haven buying combined with a good old-fashioned convexity event, thanks to Fed intervention in U.S. mortgage markets.
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Banks, Thrifts Endure a Brutal Q3
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Feds Step into Secondary Mortgage Market in a Big Way
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Viewpoint: Bernanke Admits Misjudging Mortgage Crisis
Nov 24, 2008 -
Federal Reserve Bails Out Ailing Citigroup
Nov 24, 2008 -
Fed Funds Rate Headed to Zero, JPMorgan Says
Nov 21, 2008 -
Kohn to Central Banks: Tighter Monetary Policy Isn’t the Answer
Nov 20, 2008 -
Fed’s Lacker: Expansion in Fed Lending Creates Instability
Nov 20, 2008 -
GMAC Latest to Seek Bank Status, Access to Treasury Funds
Nov 20, 2008 -
FDIC’s Bair Pushes Loan Modification Program
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TARP’s Makeover Ignites Fire from CUs
Nov 14, 2008
