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Federal rate hike is hiking mortgage rates, keeping buyers hesitant

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 9 developments

There is one potential benefit to higher rates: they are helping to keep home prices from rising as quickly as they have in past years.

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  1. Warsh and Trump on collision course as investors expect Fed to raise rates

    Headline from Financial Times ·

  2. The Fed Is Expected to Raise Rates Wednesday, but Inflation Is Not the Whole Story

    Headline from Inc. ·

  3. Global banks coalesce around Fed hike call after inflation surprises

    Headline from Honolulu Star-Advertiser ·

  4. Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands

    Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ·

  5. Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  6. Trump blames Fed board for interest rate hikes

    Headline from WSAV-TV ·

  7. US Fed to deliver rate decision with markets betting on hike

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  8. Warsh under pressure as Fed considers rate hike

    Headline from The Hill ·

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    Federal rate hike is hiking mortgage rates, keeping buyers hesitant

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  1. Investor's Business Daily

    Trump Urges Federal Reserve To Cut Rates As Market Bets On Warsh Hike (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    President Donald Trump again called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, even as the market expects the first rate hike under Chairman Kevin Warsh.

  2. Bloomberg

    Fed’s Warsh on Collision Course With Trump as Rate Hike Looms (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    When Kevin Warsh was sworn into office at a White House ceremony in May, President Donald Trump praised his hand-picked Federal Reserve chairman and encouraged him to be “totally independent.”

  3. Financial Times

    Warsh and Trump on collision course as investors expect Fed to raise rates (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    Central bank chair under pressure to back warnings on inflation with action despite risking president’s ire

  4. Inc.

    The Fed Is Expected to Raise Rates Wednesday, but Inflation Is Not the Whole Story (opens Inc.)

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    Inc.'s feed description

    Kevin Warsh faces his biggest call yet.

  5. Money Talks News

    Is It Finally Time? Why the Fed May Raise Rates for the First Time Since 2023 (opens Money Talks News)

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    Money Talks News's feed description

    Inflation reached 3.4% in August, putting credit card borrowers and savers on opposite sides of a possible quarter-point decision this week.

  6. Quartz

    Goldman Sachs and major banks are now calling for a Fed rate hike this week (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank all forecast a quarter-point increase at the Fed's Sept. 15-16 meeting after hotter-than-expected inflation data

  7. Quartz

    Economists are now widely expecting the Fed to hike rates this week (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    An 85% majority in a Reuters poll now forecast a quarter-point increase at the Sept. 15-16 meeting, reversing a two-thirds majority for a hold last week

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Global banks coalesce around Fed hike call after inflation surprises (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    A growing number of brokerages expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates this week after stronger-than-expected inflation readings raised doubts that price pressures would ease without further tightening.

  9. The Boston Globe

    On inflation, it’s put up or shut up time for new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Investors and economists expect the Fed to hike interest rates on Wednesday despite President Trump's vocal opposition. That puts the central bank's new leader in a difficult position.

  10. MyNorthwest

    Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump’s demands (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation, a move that would put the central bank at odds with President Donald Trump’s support for a cut.

  11. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Federal Reserve could raise rates for first time since 2023 (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The Federal Reserve's September decision might be a close call, but traders are betting that policymakers will raise the federal funds rate, a target range for short-term interest rates, for the first time in more than three years.

  12. The New Republic

    Don’t Knock Kevin Warsh if the Fed Doesn’t Raise Interest Rates (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee, or FOMC, meets September 15 and 16 to decide whether to raise interest rates, lower interest rates, or leave them the same. I suspect Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will leave them the same.

  13. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Fed’s table is set for a rate hike, a first under Warsh (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh dislikes giving any guidance about the likely path of U.S. interest rates, but elevated inflation, oil at more than $100 a barrel, and his own emphasis on the need to deliver price stability and to pay attention to signals from financial market pricing appear to …

  14. Newsweek

    Why Homebuyers Should Root for a Fed Rate Hike (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Perspective: Homebuyers need a credible Fed more than a gentle one. A gap between rates helps explain why.

  15. Quartz

    Fed is poised to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023, defying Trump (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Markets are pricing in a 92% probability of a quarter-point increase, which would put Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at odds with the White House weeks before midterm elections

  16. Bismarck Tribune

    Fed could raise rates for first time since 2023 (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    The Federal Reserve's September decision might be a close call, but traders are betting that policymakers will raise the federal funds rate, a target range for short-term interest rates, for the first time in more than three years.

  17. Newsweek

    How Fed Rate Hike Could Hit Millions of Homeowners (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A rate hike could increase borrowing costs, but experts seem to believe things cannot get much worse for homebuyers than they are.

  18. Cheddar

    Fed Expected To Raise Rates As Inflation Lingers (opens Cheddar)

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    Cheddar's feed description

    The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years, as stubborn inflation complicates the economic outlook.

  19. CBS News

    What a Fed rate hike could mean for mortgage rates (and what borrowers need to do now) (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Planning to buy a home soon? The Fed's next move could change the mortgage rate outlook for borrowers.

  20. FOX Business

    Stubborn inflation sets stage for Federal Reserve to hike interest rates (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike interest rates Wednesday as inflation stays stubbornly above the central bank's target and Treasury yields hover around 5%.

  21. CBS News

    Fed rate hike expected on Wednesday. See what it means for your money. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Federal Reserve is likely to raise borrowing costs on Wednesday, and more hikes could be in store, according to economists.

  22. The Hill

    Warsh under pressure as Fed weighs rate hike (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Warsh under pressure as Fed weighs rate hike Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh finds himself in a tricky position as the central bank commences its September meeting, as rising expectatio…

  23. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH LIVE: Warsh holds briefing after Fed meeting as interest rates expected to rise (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation, a move that would put the central bank at odds with President Donald Trump's support for a cut.

  24. Bloomberg

    Fed Seen Hiking Rates in Defiance of Trump: Decision-Day Guide (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    The Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as policymakers lose confidence that inflation will cool sufficiently without at least a nudge from the central bank.

  25. Just the News

    Fed raises interest rates, despite pressure from Trump to lower them (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    The Fed had held rates steady in the first few meetings with Warsh as chair, despite President Donald Trump repeatedly urging the Board of Governors to lower them.

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