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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: Rate cut advice, more Lebanon blasts, Secret Service plea & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates today – we'll tell you how to make the most of it. More explosions have been reported in Lebanon one day after a deadly pager attack. The Secret Service is asking Congress for more resources, but lawmakers are weighing whether the agency is underfunded or mismanaged. Sean "Diddy" Combs is back in court today appealing a court's decision to deny him bail. Plus, new research says some weight loss drugs could prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks and strokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey there, from CNN, I'm Chris Debeau with the five things you need to know for

0:36.2

Wednesday, September 18th. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the first

0:41.5

interest rate cut since 2020 later today, a major

0:45.4

milestone in its fight against inflation. But a question on everyone's mind is

0:50.2

how low will they go? Wall Street remains divided on whether the Fed will introduce a quarter point cut

0:56.5

or a more drastic half point cut later today.

0:59.5

So how should you take advantage of this?

1:01.5

CNN's Julia Chatterly has some advice for you.

1:04.7

Hey Kristo, this is just the start of rate cuts,

1:06.7

but it does matter for our debts.

1:08.1

Yes, it will impact credit card rates almost immediately,

1:11.4

but when the average credit card rate is 25% this is a

1:14.6

rounding error on a rounding error focus on consolidation, 0% balance transfers and

1:19.6

smaller banks for better rates. Mortgages good news if you have an adjustable rate mortgage or a home equity line of credit,

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