It is likely that the Fed has finished increasing interest rates and may reduce them the following year.

Published: Dec. 14, 2023

Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, left everyone in anticipation during a press conference following the central bank's policy meeting on Nov. 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve gave an unusual signal – there will be no changes in the interest rates this time, but surprise could be waiting around the corner next year.