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The Fed has announced an interest-rate cut for the first time in four years – what effect will it have on consumers?

Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses

The Federal Reserve is poised to slash interest rates for the first time in four years at Wednesday's FOMC meeting.

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The election can indirectly impact interest rates, but the Federal Reserve remains in the driver's seat when it comes to borrowing costs.

This week's Federal Reserve meeting will kick off a new easing cycle. Wall Street expects a half-point rate cut as the S&P 500 aims at a new high.

The one thing U.S. economists are counting on this week is a much-anticipated interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. However, the fallout from Wednesday's expected move is not so certain.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.09%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.01% this morning as market participants braced for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, with opinion divided on the size of this week’s cut.

For more than two years, we've heard a steady drumbeat of news highlighting inflation and its impact on interest rates. The correlation seems clear, but the issue is actually more complex.