Fed Rate Cuts 2024 March. The federal reserve will likely avoid signaling an imminent rate cut this week, staying focused on stubborn inflation while keeping one eye on a slowly rising. Markets that predict movements in the federal funds rate think a march cut is a close call, reckoning there’s.

The 4.2% unemployment rate is projected to end 2024 at 4.4%, above the july forecast of 4%, the fed’s median estimate shows. Stocks finished lower after the federal reserve voted to cut interest rates by 0.5 percentage point, opting for a more aggressive.