Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve started a rate-cutting cycle on Sept. 18, 2025, lowering its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.75% to 5%. The cut was the first since March 2020 after the Fed raised interest rates to a 23-year high point to cool the economy and quell inflation. The Fed cut rates two more times in 2024, each by 25 basis points. It has not cut interest rates so far in 2025.
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10 Banks Cleared to Repay $68 Billion through TARP
Jun 09, 2009[Update 1 includes added details on the COP’s report.] As some of the major US banks awaited approval to repay government aid through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), one regulatory oversight panel is pushing for another round of stress tests to account for already worsening economic conditions.
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Fed’s Tarullo: Stunted Growth Without Regulation
Jun 08, 2009 -
Fed’s Yellen: High Rates Looking Sharp
Jun 05, 2009 -
Fed Balance Sheet Shrinks as MBS Sales Slow
Jun 05, 2009 -
Fed: Residential Mortgage Values Slip 6% in 2008
Jun 04, 2009 -
Bernanke Plots Recovery Timeline
Jun 03, 2009 -
TALF Popularity Rises
Jun 03, 2009 -
Regulators Propose Rule Changes for SAFE Act
Jun 02, 2009 -
Viewpoint: The COP Ralfs on TALF
Jun 02, 2009 -
Regulators Brace for TARP Exodus as Banks Snub PPIP
Jun 02, 2009 -
Systemic Regulator Talks Get Bankers Talking
May 29, 2009
