• Fed Raises Interest Rates, Signals Slightly Lower Path of Future Increases

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20 December 2018

Fed Raises Interest Rates, Signals Slightly Lower Path of Future Increases

  • Federal Reserve Changes Fed Funds Range to 2.25% to 2.50

  • No Fed Officials See Interest Rates Above 3.25% at End of 2019, Down from 5 in Sept

  • Fed Officials Raise Long-Run GDP Growth Forecast to 1.9% from 1.8% in Sept

  • Officials Lower Long-Run Unemployment Rate Forecast to 4.4% from 4.5% in Sept

  • Fed Officials See Fed Funds Rate at a Median of 2.4% at End of 2018

  • Fed Funds Rate at a Median of 2.9% at End of 2019

  • Fed Funds Rate at a Median of 3.1% at End of 2020

  • Fed Funds Rate at a Median of 3.1% at End of 2021

  • Officials See Fed Funds Rate at a Median of 2.8% in Longer Run

  • Officials Lower 2018 GDP Growth Forecast to 3% from 3.1% in September

  • Lower 2019 GDP Growth Forecast to 2.3% from 2.5% in Sept

  • Lower 2019 Inflation Forecast to 1.9% from 2% in Sept

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