09/23/2024
**Let's TALK!! Now is the time to revisit your current financing/mortgage strategies!!**
The Fed had their most anticipated meeting of the year last week where they announced their first rate cut since March 2020!
• The Fed announced a 50 BPS reduction in the Fed Funds rate to a range of 4.75% - 5.00%
• The Fed’s Dot Plot also indicates another two additional cuts of 25 BPS reductions each before the end of 2024 (Nov & Dec)
JPow cautioned this type of jumbo cut is not going to be the norm going forward. The statement added language to say the committee is, “strongly committed to supporting maximum employment” in addition to returning inflation to the 2% goal.
The statement added language to say, “in considering additional adjustments” to rates, officials will assess incoming data, evolving outlook, and balance of risks. Looking out a little further the Fed sees inflation coming back to the 2% target by the end of next year.
The Fed also released a forecast for GDP, employment, and inflation. Looking at their projections it explains the 50 bp cut.
• Slight downgrade to GDP: 2% from 2.1%
• A big jump in unemployment estimates: 4.4% from 4%
• A downgrade in core PCE: 2.6% to 2.8%
With the market having built in rate cuts over the last few weeks and the Fed announcing the cuts – the wait is over:
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