What the Fed’s rate cut means for consumers, businesses and investors
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The Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time in four years on September 18, 2024; the current benchmark rate is between 5.25 and 5.5 percent, the highest in over 20 years; economists predict a reduction of a quarter to half a percentage point; Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM US, states this will improve the material well-being of all Americans; Michael Madowitz from the Roosevelt Institute claims it will benefit the middle class and signal a recovery in the economy; the rate cut will impact mortgage rates, credit cards, car loans, savings interest rates, the stock market, and inflation.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/18/fed-interest-rate-cut-mortgage-car-loans/
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