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Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, car buyers, would-be homeowners — pretty much everyone — began obsessing over a single question: When will the Fed start cutting rates? The Fed typically cuts only when the economy appears to be weakening and needs help. Lower interest rates would reduce borrowing costs for homes, cars and other major purchases and probably fuel higher stock prices, all of which could help accelerate growth.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, car

Ever since the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, pretty much everyone, from Wall Street...

“If the data is too strong, then why are we cutting?” asked Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management.

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