Sentences with phrase «slightly raise the federal funds rate»
«We don't expect that (December's) decision by the Federal Reserve to slightly raise the federal funds rate will have a significant adverse impact on the housing market, as rates remain historically low,» Barbar said.
UPDATE: As expected the Fed did announce that it would raise the FederalFundsrate another 0.25 % on Wednesday, and the market dipped slightly on the news.