Posts published in “federal reserve”

Fed lowers interest rates again. Will mortgage rates follow?

By The Citizen on September 18, 2019

Economists and agents offered different opinions on how the second rate cut of the year will impact the housing market overall. Source: Inman News

Central banks scramble to ward off fears of a recession

By The Citizen on September 13, 2019

Every thought in President Trump’s tweets is mistaken, which markets and businesses understand. They also understand that these tweets have no effect on Fed decisions.…

How will a trade war impact the US?

By The Citizen on September 3, 2019

Central banks can see this coming, underway in several places, but they have another problem: very little room to cut rates and desperately frightened of…

Fed cuts interest rates: What it means for the housing market

By The Citizen on July 31, 2019

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would cut interest rates for the first time since a recession hit the U.S. economy in 2008. …