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 moves to fund Fed
Sep 17, 2008Just a not-so-subtle reminder that even for the Fed, there are costs to be borne of building a bail-out nation: The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it would provide cash to the Federal Reserve through a new auction program to fund the central bank’s operations to provide liquidity to financial markets.
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AIG Heads Into Government Hands
Sep 17, 2008 -
FASB Pushes Ahead With “Securitization Killer”
Sep 16, 2008 -
Despite Uncertainty, Fed Leaves Key Rate Unchanged
Sep 16, 2008 -
Fed Expands Loan Facilities; Banks Establish $70 Billion Fund
Sep 15, 2008 -
Stunned here at HW
Sep 14, 2008 -
AIG on the Brink, Too
Sep 14, 2008 -
Paulson: No Federal Money for Lehman
Sep 12, 2008 -
Lehman’s End, Bear Stearns Style?
Sep 11, 2008 -
Yours Truly, Hank
Sep 10, 2008 -
Mortgage Rates Ease as Economy Regains Center Stage
Sep 04, 2008
