{"id":1004766873,"date":"2025-07-30T12:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004766873"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:06:58","slug":"fed-wants-clarity-before-interest-rate-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/fed-wants-clarity-before-interest-rate-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Wants Clarity Before Cutting Interest Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2d40ce3aaa9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" data-attachment-id=\"1004766874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/fed-wants-clarity-before-interest-rate-cuts\/federal-reserve-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Federal-Reserve.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Federal Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fed Chair Jerome Powell at the July 30 press conference. Screenshot by Mikayla Sciortino&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Federal-Reserve.png?w=800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Federal-Reserve.png?w=800\" alt=\"Screenshot of Federal Reserve meeting on July 30th\" class=\"wp-image-1004766874\" style=\"width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Federal-Reserve.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Federal-Reserve.png?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/07\/Federal-Reserve.png?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fed Chair Jerome Powell at the July 30 press conference. <em>Screenshot by Mikayla Sciortino<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Federal Open Markets Committee kept the current federal funds rate at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent at the end of its meeting on Wednesday. The range has been in effect since December, and the Fed has been hesitant to make adjustments without seeing the desired signals in the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FOMC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/interest-rates-stay-untouched\/\">main goal<\/a> continues to be improving the employment rate and reaching a target 2 percent inflation rate, which the committee cited in May when declining to adjust the benchmark range. While employment is high and the inflation rate is just above 2 percent, the Fed is still holding out to see the effect of tariffs on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since March, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has expressed uncertainty about the impacts of economic policy. This central bank continues to balance risks, the evolving economic outlook and data that aligns with its long-term goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor the time being, we are well-positioned to learn more about the likely position of the economy and the evolving balance of risks before adjusting our policy stance.\u201d Powell said at the press conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its statement on the decision, the Committee reaffirmed its readiness to adjust monetary policy as the potential risks and the Fed&#8217;s goals allow. At the next FOMC meeting in mid-September, it will consider such indicators as labor market and inflation data in its decision on rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-analysts-stay-cautiously-optimistic\">Analysts stay cautiously optimistic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the short term, we expect continued cautious underwriting and a focus on value-add and distressed opportunities.\u201d Jason Wolf, founder &amp; managing principal at Wolf Commercial Real Estate\/CORFAC International, told <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em> before Wednesday&#8217;s announcement. &nbsp;\u201cIn the longer term, any signals from the Fed indicating a path to lower rates could act as a catalyst for unlocking sidelined capital and spurring broader market activity.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Policy changes and uncertainty have slowed down the recovery of the capital markets, but they haven&#8217;t halted it, observed Ryan Severino, chief economist &amp; head of research at BGO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The ongoing loosening of monetary policy should continue to support this nascent recovery, even if the&nbsp;macroenvironment&nbsp;remains one of slower growth,\u201d he said. &#8220;More than halfway through the year, the&nbsp;recovery is proceeding more slowly than we would like, but there is still time on the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an unusual development, two FOMC members voted to cut the benchmark rate. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3749,"featured_media":1004766874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21808,21825,23891,21742],"tags":[52054],"class_list":["post-1004766873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-finance","category-national","category-latest","tag-federal-reserve-open-markets-committee"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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