Interest rate forecast 2025 Assuming inflation remains near 2%, interest rates will likely continue to trend lower. The FOMC projects a fed funds rate of just 3.4% by the end of 2025.

The U.S. 10-year yield tends to be a good proxy for global interest rate trends. A number of factors helped to usher in this long era of what will become known as the period of debt-fueled growth.

However, the bigger question is when rate cuts might be coming after a series of hikes in recent years. Since October 2021, the RBNZ has raised interest rates significantly, from 0.25% to 5.50%.

While long-term global interest rates have generally been rising, the rate of increase picked up substantially in the U.S. following the U.S. presidential election. Strong demand for corporate ...

Despite President Trump's repeated calls for lower interest rates and his near attempt to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold steady at its upcoming meeting. Recent data indicates persistent inflation,