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“The Fed will want some more time to evaluate the progress on inflation before hinting as to when rate cuts may begin.”

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When will the Fed cut interest rates?

Officials on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) are expected to announce that they’re going to keep borrowing costs at a 23-year high for another month when they wrap up their June meeting, the rate-setting gathering that many economists and investors once believed would mark the first cut since 2020. They’re also expected to signal fewer rate cuts in 2024 — if at all.
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