Federal Reserve

the Federal Reserve announced it has lowered the target rate, for the federal funds rate, which comes from its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for the third consecutive month, dropping it by 0.25%, to 3.5%-to-3.75%, its lowest rate level since 2022.

The Federal Reserve said yesterday that it lowered the target rate, for the federal funds rate, which comes from its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for the second consecutive month, dropping it by 0.25%, to 3.75%-to-4.0%, its lowest rate level since 2022.

Following comments made by Chairman Jay Powell in late August, suggesting that the Federal Reserve was possibly open to reducing the target rate for its federal funds rate, the Federal Reserve today decided to lower the rate, which comes from its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), to 4.0%-to-4.25%.

The Federal Reserve said yesterday that it has decided to maintain the target rate for its federal funds rate, which comes from the Federal Reserve Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at 4.25%-to-4.5%.

As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve said yesterday that it will not make any changes to its federal funds rate, which comes from the Federal Reserve Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), announcing that it again decided to leave the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25%-to-4.5%.

The Federal Reserve announced it again decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25%-to-4.5%.

As United States-driven tariff-related actions continue to dominate the narrative in supply chain and freight transportation circles, leading to a new “Trade War,” it is not an understatement to say it has brought with it a sense of economic uncertainty, and unease regarding macroeconomic conditions.

In this podcast Armada Corporate Intelligence Managing Director Keith Prather addressed various topics, including: the current state of the freight economy; tariffs and their impact on the supply chain; inventories and imports; and 2025 Peak Season prospects. 

After making three rate cuts in 2024, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said earlier today it has decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25%-to-4.5%.

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said it decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 0.25% to 4.25%-to-4.5%. This was preceded by a September’s 0.5% reduction, to 4.75%-to-5%, which marked the first time there had been a rate cut in four years, with the last one coming in 2020, during the pandemic, as well as a 0.25% cut, to 4.5%-to-4.75% made in November.

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said it decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 0.25% to 4.5%-to-4.75%. This follows September’s 0.5% reduction, to 4.75%-to-5%, which marked the first time there had been a rate cut in four years, with the last one coming in 2020, during the pandemic.

Newsroom Notes reached out to a trio of economists to get their respective takes on the rate cut and what it could mean for freight transportation and logistics.

The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest rate cut finally came to fruition yesterday. With a 0.5% reduction, to 4.75%-to-5%. This marks the first time there has been a rate cut in four years, with the last one coming in 2020, during the pandemic.

Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another quarter of a point (0.25%), in its most recent maneuver to continue to stave off the effects of still-high inflation levels on the United States economy and get inflation down to 2%. Yes, inflation is trending down, but many economists have indicated it is not occurring at a swift enough pace.