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By Theodore R. Malloch
December 18, 2025

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TOPSHOT - A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Christmas tree on December 5, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

Fed. Reserve cuts rate another quarter-point

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced on Wednesday that it would lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, a quarter-point cut, to 3.50%–3.75%.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting Oct. 29, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Federal Reserve likely to cut rates, may signal just one more reduction next year

It would be the third cut in a row and bring the Fed’s key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years.

Michael Pistillo works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US stocks are drifting around their records as AMD rallies

The S&P 500 added 0.1% in morning trading and remains near its all-time high set a couple weeks ago.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 29: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on October 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. For the second straight month, Powell announced a quarter-point cut to the federal funds rate, bringing rates down to a new range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Fed cuts interest rates to lowest level in 3 years

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to its lowest level in three years, lowering the federal funds rate target range by 0.25 percentage point to 3.75%–4.00%.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. In the face of a softening labor market, Powell announced a quarter-point cut to the federal funds rate, bringing rates down to a new range of 4 percent to 4.25 percent. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, suggests more reductions to come

The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point reduction in its key interest rate on Tuesday, lowering it to a range of 4.00% to 4.25%. This marks the first rate cut since December of last year.