Over the past few years, elevated mortgage rates and sky-high housing prices have contributed to a lack of home affordability ...

After Fed rate cut, the next 6 months will be crucial for investors. Here’s why. Traders brace for volatility as more than $5 ...

Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...

The Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points reflects its growing confidence in taming inflation and a renewed ...

But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic ...

President Joe Biden is celebrating the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates by saying it shows that inflation ...

Investors have sent stocks and bonds higher on expectations of a soft landing. But some Republicans think the central bank ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.

The federal funds rate is the interest banks charge each other for overnight loans. Set by the Federal Reserve, it's a basis ...

The Federal Reserve made a 0.50 percentage point cut, double the typical reduction. Here's what's behind the decision.

Today's aggressive rate cut, doubling the widely expected 25 bps reduction, signals deepening concerns about the health of ...

Lower interest rates help financial markets in two big ways.