The FOMC’s latest projections call for just one quarter-point rate (0.25%) interest rate cut next year. There is dispersion among those projections, as the dot plot below shows. The bottom dot is once ...

Central banks in big economies are signalling a change of stance as the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 30-year high ...

The Federal Reserve concluded its last meeting of the year with a widely anticipated 25 basis point cut to the federal funds rate (FFR), bringing it to a range of 3.50-3.75%. Inflation has proven ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ...

A quarter-point change in interest rates might seem insignificant, but for homeowners and buyers, it can reshape their entire financial landscape. That tiny percentage affects monthly payments, total ...

The Federal Reserve’s most important monetary policy tool is the Fed Funds Interest Rate target. By raising or lowering this benchmark, the Fed hopes to influence the cost of credit throughout the ...

If you've ever watched bond prices fall while interest rates rise, you've seen one of the core mechanics of the bond market. These two factors move in opposite directions because of how bonds are ...

Mortgage interest rates change daily based on market conditions. And, lately, there seem to be a lot of market conditions to keep an eye on. With news surrounding the government shutdown, unemployment ...