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Fed Lowers Rates by 0.25% in First Cut This Year : Capital Markets Monthly
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For the first time since December 2024, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted at its September meeting to cut the fed funds rate, lowering it by 0.25% to a range of 4.00%-4.25%. One committee member wanted an even larger rate cut, recommending to lower the target range by .50%. The Fed also released the September Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), indicating two more cuts and projecting the fed funds rate will be 3.6% at the end of this year and gradually trend downward to 3.1% by the end of 2027. Year-end forecasts for unemployment (4.5%) and inflation (3%) were unchanged from the June projections, but real GDP growth was revised upward to 1.6%.