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     Mortgage rates are increasing in recent weeks despite the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates last month for the first time in four years.

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2. • • The Fed’s decision lowers rates to about 4.9 percent, down from a more than two-decade high. Fed officials lowered interest rates because they are confident that inflation is coming back down to their 2 percent goal, and now they want to prevent the job market from softening further.
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   Why did the Federal Reserve cut interest rates?

   • Note: The rate since December 2008 is the upper limit of the federal funds target range. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point, an unusually large move and a clear signal that central bankers think they are winning their war against inflation and are turning their attention to protecting the job market.

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   Did the Fed cut interest rates by half a percentage point?

   • The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point. Here are some takeaways from the decision and from remarks by the Fed chair, Jerome H. Powell. The Fed’s decision lowers rates to about 4.9 percent, down from a more than two-decade high.

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   Why did the Fed cut the federal fund rate?

   • In their meeting this week, the central bank cut the influential federal fund rate by 50 bps reducing the range to 4.75%—5%. Before Wednesday, the Fed had kept its key interest rate in the range of 5.25%—5.5% for more than a year. The rate cut marks a shift toward ending of the central bank’s campaign to tame inflation, which flared first in 2021.

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   Will fed cut interest rates'meeting by meeting'?

   • Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said that the central bank would take future interest rate cuts “meeting by meeting” after lowering rates by a half percentage point, an unusually large move. Tom Brenner/Reuters The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday by half a percentage point.

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   Why is the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates?

   • The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was lowering its key interest rate by half a percentage point, an unusually aggressive move designed to cushion the economy from a further slowdown. The central bank noted job gains had slowed while inflation had made further progress toward its 2% goal.

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   What have we learned from the FED's rate cut decision?

   • Takeaways from the Fed’s rate cut decision. Today, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to reduce the degree of policy restraint by lowering our policy interest rate by a half percentage point. Our patient approach over the past year has paid dividends.

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