It’s finally here. The day we think we’ve been waiting for…the wrap up of the two day FOMC meeting where it is highly expected that Fed Chair Powell will announce that the fed funds rate will be reduced 0.25. As I write this (9:45 am Seattle time) MBS (mortgage-backed securities, which mortgage interest rates are based on) are pretty flat – up about 1 basis point. They’re flat because the markets have already priced in the quarter point rate reduction by the Fed. So if the Fed announces that there is not going to be a reduction to the funds rate or if they decide to cut 0.50 – we will see some serious market reaction.
The Dow Jones is currently up 275 at 46,033.
The big announcement is just over 3 hours away at 11:00 PST.
Stay tuned! I will be updating this post.
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