When mortgage rates surged in 2022, doubling from 3.5% to nearly 7%, it marked an end to the Covid-era housing boom. Stubborn mortgage rates have kept the market at a standstill, making purchasing ...

Morgan Stanley analysts now forecast no rate cuts in 2025 and for the rate cutting cycle to begin in March 2026. The terminal rate, they said, will stay at 2.50-2.75%.

Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it expects the U.S Federal Reserve will not cut rates this year due to potential elevated inflation levels on the back of Trump's latest tariffs.

Markets have been clamoring for rate cuts, and are eyeing the next two Fed meetings as possible windows. But Morgan Stanley analysts predict that the Fed won't be cutting rates in July or September.

Interest rates could be in the perfect range for markets right now, Morgan Stanley's CIO said. The Fed left interest rates unchanged following its January policy meeting. Inflationary pressures ...

Morgan Stanley's economists, including Michael Gapen, elaborated on their thinking in a note on Friday, saying: "First, we think the data flow will continue to be consistent with a cautious Fed.