Fed Funds Rate
How Cutting The Fed Funds Rate Helps The U.S. Economy
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 14:44How Cutting The Fed Funds Rate Helps The U.S. Economy
The Fed Should Get More Precise, Like My KitchenAid Mixer
Fri, 06/20/2008 - 14:30The Fed Should Get More Precise, Like My KitchenAid Mixer
How Fed Funds Rate Cuts Lead To Inflation And Higher Mortgage Rates
Mon, 03/17/2008 - 15:40How Fed Funds Rate Cuts Lead To Inflation And Higher Mortgage Rates
With Another Rate Cut, The Federal Reserve May Be The Proverbial "Fool In The Shower"
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 14:30With Another Rate Cut, The Federal Reserve May Be The Proverbial "Fool In The Shower"
Why Mortgage Rates Didn't Fall More When The Fed Made A Surprise 0.750% Rate Cut
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 15:22In a surprise move yesterday, the Federal Reserve cut the benchmark Fed Funds Rate by three-quarters of a percent. Mortgage rates fell only slightly as the surprise quickly wore off. To understand how the element of surprise works in mortgage...
Why Cuts To The Fed Funds Rate Spur The Economy Forward
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 14:00In June 2004, the Federal Reserve started a string of 17 consecutive rates hikes that lifted the Fed Funds Rate to 5.250%. This caused Prime Rate to rise, too, because Prime Rate is always three percentage points higher than the...
