Most investors were expecting the Federal Reserve to cut rates by 0.25% or 0.50%. The move was already well-baked into the market, so it’s not surprising to hear they went for the full 0.50%. But this is only the beginning of a series of cuts expected over the next year or two.

Last week, for the first time since 2020, the United States Federal Reserve cut interest rates. This cut left many Americans wondering what the effects of such a cut could be, and what this means for the country’s economy.

The federal funds rate was cut to 5% from 5.5%. It could lower mortgage rates and stimulate consumer spending in Houston, experts say.

The Federal Reserve cut the interest rate by 50 basis points – and the market RAISED its rates by the same amount. The Fed said "Down" and the markets said "Nope."

Mark Cabana, BofA global research head of US rates strategy, says the Federal Reserve will deliver a string of 25 basis point interest rate cuts through March of next year. Cabana also says a 10-year yield in the 4% to 4.

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