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Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to begin cutting interest rates

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/feds-powell-says-time-has-come-to-begin-cutting-interest-rates-140020314.html

Fed Chair Jerome Powell offered a blunt outline on Friday of the path forward for Fed policy and the need to begin cutting interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent a straightforward message to markets in a key speech on Friday, saying "the time has come" for the central bank to begin lowering interest rates.

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adhocfungus

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I'm just hoping I can refinance. Still kicking myself for not redoing my mortgage when rates were under 3% a few years ago.

Pencilnoob

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Just run the numbers before you do. It restarts the amortization schedule, which depending on how long you've had it and what the fees will be could mean it's significantly worse to refinance.

People think 5% is just a flat 5% a year, when it's all front loaded. So it's might be more like 5% interest the first year, but then by year 10 you've already paid almost half of all the interest you will pay.

Add on the extra fees, and it might be better to just keep the existing mortgage.

Just be sure to run the numbers first is all.

Anticorp

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Yes, that was a very expensive mistake.