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  Forecast survey: Fed seen as keeping rates at rock bottom through yield-curve control

  The Fed will turn to new tactics that include capping yields and expanding its balance sheet.

  7 min read Jun 05, 2020
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  Survey: America’s top economists expect double-digit unemployment rate into 2021

  Forecasts were wide-ranging when it comes to predicting how much damage the pandemic caused.

  8 min read Jun 03, 2020
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  The unemployment rate, explained – and why the coronavirus crisis has caused it to skyrocket

  Joblessness has surged to catastrophic levels not seen for nearly a century.

  9 min read May 08, 2020
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  Here’s what the Fed has to see before lifting interest rates from rock bottom

  One of the Fed’s greatest fears is a slow and grueling economic recovery.

  8 min read May 08, 2020
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  Fed expects to hold rates near zero until economy has weathered ‘severe’ virus effects

  The coronavirus pandemic has brought the U.S. economy to its knees.

  5 min read Apr 29, 2020
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  Federal Reserve lifts six-withdrawal limit on savings accounts

  Consumers get more access to their savings at a time when they may urgently need it.

  3 min read Apr 24, 2020
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  Forecast survey: Economy’s slow rebound from coronavirus free fall will keep Fed on hold until 2022

  It could take years for growth and unemployment to return to where they were before the pandemic.

  6 min read Apr 24, 2020
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  How the Fed is trying to rescue the economy from the coronavirus with an emergency stash of cash

  It’s pushed the Fed down a new, uncharted path.

  5 min read Apr 15, 2020
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  Fed drops rates to zero in emergency rate cut due to coronavirus effects

  It’s the largest emergency reduction in the Fed’s more than 100-year history.

  6 min read Mar 15, 2020
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  Winners and losers from the Fed’s emergency rate cut

  Here’s who stands to benefit the most from plunging interest rates.

  5 min read Mar 15, 2020
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  Zero interest rates: 5 ways to prepare your finances now

  The economy is expected to get rougher, but there are ways to take advantage of declining rates.

  4 min read Mar 15, 2020
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  Forecast survey: Expect Fed to slash interest rates near zero in 2020 to battle coronavirus fallout

  The fed funds rate could quickly approach zero this year, experts said.

  7 min read Mar 12, 2020
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  Here’s how top economists predict the coronavirus will impact the U.S. economy

  Predictions range from cautiously optimistic to outright warnings.

  4 min read Mar 10, 2020
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  Survey: Coronavirus outbreak has the potential to threaten US economic growth

  That’s led the majority of economists to say risks are tilted toward the downside.

  8 min read Mar 04, 2020
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  In rare move, Fed issues emergency rate cut to bolster economy from coronavirus

  It’s the first emergency move since October 2008, during the Great Recession.

  5 min read Mar 03, 2020
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  Fed signals openness to rate cuts as coronavirus outbreak fuels economic uncertainty

  With markets swooning, all eyes are now turning to the Fed.

  5 min read Feb 28, 2020
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  Was Trump right about the Fed and the need for lower interest rates all along?

  The chief executive’s claims weren’t wholly correct — even if they ended up being right.

  10 min read Feb 19, 2020
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  Fed holds rates steady, sticks with wait-and-see approach

  What will get the Fed off the sidelines?

  8 min read Jan 29, 2020
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  January Fed forecast: Experts say rates will stay put, but here’s what could shift policy

  The Fed will stay on the sidelines for an extended period, experts predict.

  5 min read Jan 24, 2020
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  Short-term CDs are still a smart money move, thanks to the Fed

  With the Fed likely holding steady on rates for now, short-term CDs still look like a good option.

  3 min read Jan 24, 2020