Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill on Feb. 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
The Federal Reserve followed through on its first interest rate cut of the year, moving ahead with a modest quarter percentage point reduction to the benchmark federal funds rate.
Monetary policymakers voted 11—1 on Sept. 17 to lower the key policy rate to a target range of 4 percent to 4.25 percent after holding rates steady since January. Newly confirmed Fed board member Stephen Miran was the lone no vote, preferring a half-point cut.
