In what is likely to be the last rate cut – baring any more financial market blowups – in a while, The Fed cut the federal funds rate another quarter point Wednesday from 2.25% to 2%. The rate 5% as recently as September.
The statement “downside risks to growth remain” was removed from the Fed statement indicating to many analysts that we should start to see signs of recovery and that we are showing fewer signs of a downturn.
“They haven’t closed the door to further cuts, but they’ve shut it part way,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Economy.com. “They’re saying they believe they’ve done enough.”
The next scheduled meeting is June 24th.
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