The CPI increased at a much slower rate of 2.9% in 2024, so the Fed actually started cutting interest rates in September and lopped a full percentage point off the federal funds rate by year-end.

The after-tax real rate of return is the profit or loss on an investment after accounting for inflation and taxes.

Developers - lured by federal tax breaks, low interest rates and inflated demand from unprofitable startups - built more office towers than cities needed.

The best thing Trump could do to get interest rates down is to reconsider his deficit-raising tax bill.

Mark Hulbert This chart shows why you can be optimistic about Fed rate cuts this year The Federal Reserve has room to lower interest rates enough to boost bonds and ...