The daily business briefing: December 14, 2023

The Fed signals three rate cuts in 2024, the Dow jumps to a record high, and more

Traders on the New York Stock Exchange
Traders on the New York Stock Exchange
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1. Fed signals interest rate cuts in 2024

The Federal Reserve ended its last policy meeting of 2023 on Wednesday by keeping interest rates unchanged and projecting three rate cuts next year. The Fed has aggressively raised rates to fight stubbornly high inflation. Recent signs that inflation is cooling have fueled hopes that the increased borrowing costs slowed the economy enough to bring inflation down to the Fed's 2% target without triggering a recession. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said after the meeting that the Fed's historic tightening of monetary policy is probably over and the time for reducing borrowing costs is coming "into view." Reuters

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.