Key Takeaways From Fed Decision to Lower Interest Rates

Here are key takeaways from the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision on Wednesday:

• Federal Open Market Committee votes to lower the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a target range of 4%-4.25%
• “Dot plot” of rate projections shows the median official expected to lower rates by another half percentage point by the end of 2025, and a quarter point in 2026, slightly more than they expected over the same period in June
• Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who joined the board this week, voted against the decision in favor of lowering rates by a half point
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