Tag Archives: Federal Funds Target Rate

For the first time in a year and only the second time in a decade, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds target rate. What implications does the Fed rate hike have for housing going forward?

Will the Federal Open Market Committee raise the federal funds target rate for the first time in a year? Many economist and analysts seem to think that the economy has improved enough for the Fed to raise rates.

The Federal Reserve has not raised the federal funds target rate since last December. What do the minutes from November's meeting indicate?

Analysts are not so sure now that the Fed will raise rates in December, which had been widely forecasted prior to the presidential election.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted not to raise the federal funds target rate for the seventh time since last December's historic rate hike. Is there another rate hike on the horizon for this December?

Fed policymakers voted against raising the federal funds target rate for the time being.

Speculation is widespread in the industry that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates in September, and Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech in Wyoming on Friday fanned those flames of speculation.

Bad economic news at the start of the summer caused many analysts to predict that the Federal Reserve would not raise the federal funds target rate until December. Lately, however, forecasts are changing.

Economists generally believe that the Fed will not raise rates until after November's presidential election, if they do at all this year, according to a survey.

A June rate hike was widely expected but did not occur. Now with the Brexit vote, some are suggesting it is going to be a while before the Fed raises long-term interest rates.