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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Logan Mohtashami on why the Fed is using housing as a sacrificial lamb
Nov 03, 2022On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler is joined by Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami to talk about the Fed’s latest rate hike and why their talking points sound so familiar. Articles related to this episode: Fed delivers another 75 bps rate hike What happens after the Fed’s rate hike? We need higher mortgage rates […]
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Why industry experts don’t expect mortgage rates to fall
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Fed delivers another 75 bps rate hike
Nov 02, 2022 -
What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?
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Sluggish Flagstar, NYCB merger deal clears major hurdle
Oct 28, 2022 -
The case for mortgage rates to fall in 2023
Oct 27, 2022 -
Logan Mohtashami on the honey badger labor market
Oct 24, 2022 -
FHA publishes proposed SOFR transition rule to Federal Register
Oct 19, 2022 -
Logan Mohtashami on the Fed’s reaction to a positive jobs report
Oct 10, 2022 -
Why a good jobs report is bad news for the Fed
Oct 07, 2022 -
With job growth still strong, the Fed beatings will continue
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Logan Mohtashami on whether the Fed is going to pivot
Oct 06, 2022
