Name: Feds Hold Rates Steady As Spring Homebuying Season Begins
Uploaded: 2024-03-21T05:00:12-04:00
Channel: TMN Editor
Description: By KIMBERLEY HAAS In a move that was not surprising, members of the Federal Open Market Committee held the target range for the federal funds rate steady at 5.25% to 5.5% at their meeting this week. Inflation has eased over the past year but committee members do not believe it will be appropriate to reduce

By KIMBERLEY HAAS In a move that was not surprising, members of the Federal Open Market Committee held the target range for the federal funds rate steady at 5.25% to 5.5% at their meeting this week. Inflation has eased over the past year but committee members do not believe it will be appropriate to reduce rates until they have gained more confidence inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%, which has been their goal. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon that inflation may not reach 2% until 2026 but it is likely rates have hit their peak and the committee plans to start dialing them back at some point this year. Powell did not…