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Last year at this time, the rate on the 30-year fixed was 37 basis points higher.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
At the time of writing, the odds of a 25 basis point cut sit at 22%, though past meetings have seen odds shift dramatically as the meeting approaches.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The economists project two cuts of 25 basis points each, tentatively penciled in for Fed meetings in March and June next year.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Three Fed rate cuts have now resulted in the Federal funds rate being lowered by 75 basis points, and that's reverberating throughout the wider borrowing climate.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
At the time of writing, the odds of a 25 basis point cut sit at 22%, though past meetings have seen odds shift dramatically as the meeting approaches.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The economists project two cuts of 25 basis points each, tentatively penciled in for Fed meetings in March and June next year.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Three Fed rate cuts have now resulted in the Federal funds rate being lowered by 75 basis points, and that's reverberating throughout the wider borrowing climate.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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