Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming ...

A strong economy is giving Federal Reserve officials room to move “carefully” as they lower interest rates, the central bank ...

The U.S. central bank has lowered interest rates by 0.75 point since September.

Goldman thinks the Fed will cut rates more aggressively than expected through the end of 2025.

Ongoing economic growth, a solid job market, and inflation that remains above the 2% target means the U.S. central bank does ...

The Labor Department on Wednesday reported that consumer prices in October rose 2.6% from a year earlier. That marks a pickup ...

In commentary shared with MarketWatch on Wednesday, Ramsey made the case that, based on the froth in the U.S. stock market, ...

So even without the Fed raising rates after July 2023, the real effective funds rate continued to increase ... and detailed ...

So, given this supportive environment, where should investors put money to work as the Fed's rate cuts reduce what's on offer from the $6.3 trillion held in money-market funds. First, is what ...

When the Fed cut interest rates last month, many hoped it would kick-start the frozen housing market. Mortgage rates track the 10-year US Treasury yield, which was expected to fall in anticipation ...

As you can see from the chart below, there's a clear positive correlation (albeit imperfect) between the federal funds rate and the 30-year mortgage rate. Effective Federal Funds Rate data by YCharts.

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