Forbes’ expert contributors help explain what the Fed’s move means for investors, businesses, job seekers, home buyers and ...
The week in markets started with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by more than most economists expected.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon suggests the half-point interest-rate cut is “a minor thing” that Wall Street — not Main ...
Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...
Spurred on by the Federal Reserve Board's half-point cut in interest rates, the stock market closed out a buoyant week on ...
Market observers, however, had been divided over whether the Fed will impose its typical cut of a quarter of a percentage ...
Donald Trump has argued that the Fed would only cut interest rates close to the election to help his political opponents.
The Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points reflects its growing confidence in taming inflation and a renewed ...
The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, rallying a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage ...
The federal funds rate is a benchmark that influences other interest rates throughout the economy. The Federal Reserve ...
Don't expect an immediate impact from the Fed cutting interest rates. But that doesn't mean you can't start planning now.
Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.