Fed Ends the Year With Another Quarter-Point Cut
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AI-Powered 74% GROQ-LLAMA-3.1-8B-INSTANTThe Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5-3.75%, aiming to support the job market and counteract potential economic downturn.
Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 74% confidence.
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The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday in a move aimed at keeping the job market from worsening. At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to lower its target range for the federal-funds rate to between 3.5% and 3.75%. Ahead of the decision, the interest-rate futures market had the odds at 90% that officials would trim rates by a quarter percentage point.
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The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5-3.75%, aiming to support the job market and counteract potential economic downturn.
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Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 74% confidence.
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