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  1. May 1, 2024 · Updated on: May 1, 2024 / 3:45 PM EDT / CBS News. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday afternoon said it is holding its benchmark rate steady after an uptick in inflation, meaning that...

  2. May 1, 2024 · The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight. When a depository institution has surplus balances in its reserve account, it lends to other banks in need of larger balances.

  3. May 1, 2024 · Central bank policymakers held steady on interest rates at the conclusion of their meeting, a move that was widely expected by the markets. The fed funds target rate remains at its 5.25% to 5.5% ...

  4. May 1, 2024 · Here are five key takeaways from the FOMC interest rate decision and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference on Wendesday: The FOMC kept rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting.

  5. Jun 15, 2022 · Officials agreed to a 0.75-percentage-point rate rise at their two-day policy meeting that concluded Wednesday, which will increase the Feds benchmark federal-funds rate to a range...

  6. May 4, 2022 · The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase—the largest since 2000—and a plan to shrink its $9 trillion asset portfolio as officials kicked into higher ...

  7. May 1, 2024 · Monetary Policy. Monetary policy in the United States comprises the Federal Reserve's actions and communications to promote maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates--the economic goals the Congress has instructed the Federal Reserve to pursue.

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