Reuters survey: 68 out of 110 economists believe the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates once or twice this year According to a Reuters survey, 68 out of 110 economists believe that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates once or twice this year, compared to 69 out of 105 surveyed in July. In addition, 67 out of 110 economists believe that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates to 4.0% -4.25% in September, compared to 56 out of 105 surveyed in July.