After today’s .25% rate decrease in the target range for the Fed Funds Rate, banks adjusted their Prime Rates with a corresponding decrease from 5.25% to 5.00%. These changes are effective for most banks tomorrow, September 19, 2019.
In addition to interest rate decreases for commercial loans and credit cards, expect rate decreases in many consumer loans which are based upon the Prime Rate – for instance home equity loans, car loans, and personal loans.
The Federal Reserve lowered the Fed Funds Rate 1/4 point at the conclusion of their FOMC meeting today. The rate will now be a target range of 1.75% to 2.00%.
Banks are expected to lower the Prime Rate to 5.00% tomorrow.
September 18, 2019
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a strong pace, business fixed investment and exports have weakened. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy are running below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. In light of the implications of global developments for the economic outlook as well as muted inflation pressures, the Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to 1-3/4 to 2 percent. This action supports the Committee’s view that sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the Committee’s symmetric 2 percent objective are the most likely outcomes, but uncertainties about this outlook remain. As the Committee contemplates the future path of the target range for the federal funds rate, it will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook and will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion, with a strong labor market and inflation near its symmetric 2 percent objective.
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After today’s .25% rate decrease in the target range for the Fed Funds Rate, banks adjusted their Prime Rates with a corresponding decrease from 5.50% to 5.25%. These changes are effective for most banks tomorrow, August 1, 2019, and reverse last December’s controversial rate increase.
In addition to interest rate decreases for commercial loans and credit cards, expect rate decreases in many consumer loans which are based upon the Prime Rate – for instance home equity loans, car loans, and personal loans.
The Federal Reserve lowered the Fed Funds Rate 1/4 point at the conclusion of their FOMC meeting today. The rate will now be a target range of 2.00% to 2.25%.
Banks are expected to lower the Prime Rate to 5.25% tomorrow.
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
July 31, 2019
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending has picked up from earlier in the year, growth of business fixed investment has been soft. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy are running below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. In light of the implications of global developments for the economic outlook as well as muted inflation pressures, the Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to 2 to 2-1/4 percent. This action supports the Committee’s view that sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the Committee’s symmetric 2 percent objective are the most likely outcomes, but uncertainties about this outlook remain. As the Committee contemplates the future path of the target range for the federal funds rate, it will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook and will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion, with a strong labor market and inflation near its […]
The Federal Reserve left the Fed Funds Rate unchanged at the conclusion of their FOMC meeting today. The rate is currently a target range of 2.25% to 2.50%.
Banks maintained the Prime Rate at 5.50%.
There is significant speculation and widespread expectations of a rate cut next month.
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
June 19, 2019
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending appears to have picked up from earlier in the year, indicators of business fixed investment have been soft. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy are running below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation have declined; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. In support of these goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 percent. The Committee continues to view sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the Committee’s symmetric 2 percent objective as the most likely outcomes, but uncertainties about this outlook have increased. In light of these uncertainties and muted inflation pressures, the Committee will closely monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook and will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion, with a strong labor market and inflation near its symmetric 2 percent objective.
In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the […]
