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The Fed surprised many investors with a jumbo rate cut this week. It won’t get much easier to predict the next move

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is known for providing clear signals about the central bank’s next interest rate move in order to avoid roiling markets. But Wall Street was mostly clueless this week when it came to predicting how big a rate cut the Fed would deliver on Wednesday.

NBC News on MSN · 5h

OK, so there was an interest rate cut. What do I do now?

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to lower its key interest rate by half a percentage point brought some clarity to the country’s top financial decision-makers, sending stocks surging to all-time highs and finally quieting the “will they,

Hosted on MSN · 4h

Fed's rate cut sends stocks to record highs. Where are markets headed from here?

Stocks rallied to record highs this week in the aftermath of a jumbo-sized interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve, presenting investors with a key question: Where is the market headed from here? Experts who spoke to ABC News voiced cautious optimism about the outlook for the stock market,

Nebraska’s unemployment rate went up slightly

YAHOO!News · 1h

Nebraska’s unemployment rate went up slightly, while U.S. rate declined a bit

Nebraska’s unemployment rate went up slightly last month while the national unemployment rate went down slightly, according to preliminary and seasonally adjusted data released Friday. In Nebraska, the unemployment rate for August was 2.

Hey SoCal on MSN · 2h

Unemployment rates in SoCal counties rise slightly in August

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Los Angeles County rose to 5.6% in August, up from a revised 5.5% in July, according to the California Employment Development Department on Friday. […]

Lincoln Journal Star · 5h

Nebraska unemployment rate up slightly in August

According to figures released Friday by the Nebraska Department of Labor, the state unemployment rate in August was 2.7%, up from 2.6% in July and 2.4% in August 2023.

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The Long-Awaited Rate Cut Is Here. Here’s What That Means for Your Wallet

The Mortgage Bankers Association currently predicts the average 30-year rate to finish out 2024 at 6.5% and 2025 at 5.9%, ...

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The Fed's Massive Rate Cut Has a Huge Silver Lining for Savers Who Missed Out on 5% CDs

Say you've been holding off on signing or refinancing a mortgage because rates were stuck around 7%. Currently, the average ...

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Surprised by how fast the market reacted to the Fed's rate cut, says Morgan Stanley's Andrew Slimmon

Andrew Slimmon, senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Wall Street's ...

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Americans Are Desperate for Relief. The Rate Cut Is a Glimmer of Hope.

The Fed’s cut won’t be immediately felt by everyone, but for some it is the start of a big change.

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Wall Street inches lower in premarket Friday as rate cut-fueled rally fades

Wall Street pointed lower as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded and markets’ focus ...

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Rate cut Q&A with Globe business columnist Larry Edelman

Boston Globe business columnist Larry Edelman answers the most important questions related to the Federal Reserve’s interest ...

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Fed’s big rate cut 'screams of interference' in election, Trump adviser says

Reaction from Trump world shows the fight is now over who gets credit for what looks like a soft economic landing: "Why ...

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The average 30-year mortgage rate has fallen to its lowest level since February 2023

Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their loans to a lower rate, ...

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