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The yield on 10-year Treasurys rose on Tuesday , and is up nearly 20 basis points this month.
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Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Traders see the most likely outcome for interest rates being that the benchmark level ends 2026 50 basis points lower than the current level, according to a check of the CME FedWatch tool as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's news conference began.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Rossman noted that the Fed cut rates by a quarter point in September and October, so most cardholders have already seen a 50-basis point decline in their credit card rates.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
That was the big financial news on Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve issued another interest rate cut, this time in the amount of 25 basis points.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Traders see the most likely outcome for interest rates being that the benchmark level ends 2026 50 basis points lower than the current level, according to a check of the CME FedWatch tool as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's news conference began.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Rossman noted that the Fed cut rates by a quarter point in September and October, so most cardholders have already seen a 50-basis point decline in their credit card rates.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
That was the big financial news on Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve issued another interest rate cut, this time in the amount of 25 basis points.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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