December 4, 2019— Six months ago, we noted tentative signs of improvement in the housing market. Since then, the recovery has become more sure-footed as the impact of lower interest rates, which peaked in late 2018, has begun to filter through to the housing market.
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October 31, 2019— The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut the fed funds rate by 25 basis points, or bps, (0.25%) at its October meeting as expected, to a target range of 1.50%–1.75%. Similar to cycles in 1995 and 1998, when Federal Reserve rate reductions were seen as “insurance cuts” to ward off potential downturn, it has now cut rates three times, by a total of 75bps, leaving markets to wonder whether this “mid-cycle adjustment” has come to an end (Figure 1).
