The Federal Reserve has lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter-percentage point to 3.5% to 3.75%. The decision by the central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee had three of the 12 committee members dissenting – Stephen I....
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed the housing market was in a recession and the full national economy could potentially slide into a recession due to Federal Reserve policies. In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bessent remarked, “I...
For the second time this year, the Federal Reserve has issued a rate cut. The central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee voted to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by a 0.25% to a new range of 3.75% to 4%. All but two of the Committee’s...
The Federal Reserve enacted its first rate cut since December with a quarter-percentage point lowering the target range for the federal funds rate to 4% to 4.25%. The vote by the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee was nearly unanimous. The only dissent was...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: During the final weeks of his too-short life, Charlie Kirk raised several red flags about the state of the housing market. His messaging deserves to be heard again. In July, Kirk used an appearance on Fox News to raise a taboo subject that neither...