Trading in the federal-funds-futures market after the U.S. inflation report on Thursday pointed to expectations for the Federal Reserve to potentially lower interest rates as soon as March. Fed-funds ...

Trading in fed funds futures hit record levels in 2025 as investors navigated a year of shifting monetary policy expectations, according to data compiled by CME Group Interest Rates. "In a year ...

Borrowing costs are likely to stay higher for longer, with only gradual relief expected through 2026.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged yesterday, as expected, but the challenges are increasing for identifying ...

A record-sized block trade was placed in the fed funds futures market Tuesday, just days ahead of a key set of U.S. labor data that could shape U.S. interest-rate expectations. The trade was struck in ...

All eyes are on Fed Chair Powell's rhetoric, and the vaunted "dot plot" Stock futures are trading quietly ahead of the Federal Reserve's final interest rate decision of 2025. CME's FedWatch tool is ...

Four times per year, the Fed releases its projection materials along with the dot plot, a chart showing where up to 19 Fed officials expect interest rates to be in the years ahead. In this chart, each ...