Federal Reserve officials concluded that interest rate cuts are likely in 2024, though they appeared to provide little in the way of when that might occur, according to minutes from the December meeting released today. We’ll explore what that means for markets and your money.

Plus, the auto market ended 2023 with the pedal to the metal, posting its strongest sales year since 2019. Are consumer smore flush with cash, or is this just a post-pandemic pickup for auto buying? We’ll discuss.