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The rate on the 30-year fixed was 15 basis points higher a year ago.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet on October 28-29, and economists polled by Reuters expect the central bank to again lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points, with an identical cut in December.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
L’Oréal’s Beauty Stimulus plan, an initiative to accelerate product launches, contributed 170 basis points overall in the third quarter.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Samuel Tombs and Oliver Allen suggested that some investors think the Fed might cut by 50 basis points in December—although that seems unlikely.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet on October 28-29, and economists polled by Reuters expect the central bank to again lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points, with an identical cut in December.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
L’Oréal’s Beauty Stimulus plan, an initiative to accelerate product launches, contributed 170 basis points overall in the third quarter.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Samuel Tombs and Oliver Allen suggested that some investors think the Fed might cut by 50 basis points in December—although that seems unlikely.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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