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The Federal Reserve is pressing pause on its series of interest rate hikes designed to tame inflation – for now at least. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee announced Wednesday that it would leave the federal funds rate unchanged, forgoing … Continue reading → The post The Fed Is Pausing Its Interest Rate Hikes. What That Means for Your Retirement and Savings Plans appeared first on SmartAsset Blog.

The Federal Reserve is pressing pause on its series of interest rate hikes designed to tame inflation - for now at least.

Economy is great, at the same time, he's mulling moves you don't do when everything is fine and dandy. >> yeah, i think it's -- i think there's a bit of incoherence going on here, don. as kirsten said, i think most economists are expecting some kind of a slowdown in 2020. i'm not saying a recession, but they've been anticipating a slower 2020 for some time. but to take a stimulus measure like cutting the payroll tax or demanding that the fed lower interest rates, the economy is still reasonably good, although slower, what do you do when we actually do hit a recession and if we take those steps...

Transform our economy. it did a lot for people at the top but not for the entire economy, so i think that the white house is obviously getting concerned, especially because there's nothing that can harm somebody running for re-election more than the economy going into a recession. >> charlie, he's saying that the economy is great, at the same time, he's mulling moves you don't do when everything is fine and dandy. >> yeah, i think it's -- i think there's a bit of incoherence going on here, don. as kirsten said, i think most economists are expecting some kind of a slowdown in 2020. i'm not sayi...