When inflation is high and the economy is in overdrive, the Fed tries to pump the brakes by discouraging borrowing. It does ...

The Federal Reserve doesn't directly set mortgage rates, but it influences them by making changes to the federal funds rate, ...

Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut.

The Fed cut its key interest rate Thursday in response to the steady decline in inflation that helped drive Donald Trump’s ...

Mortgage rates rose for the seventh week in a row in the week ending Nov. 7 as markets digested Trump's victory and a Fed ...

In a move that consumers will welcome, the Federal Reserve on Thursday slashed its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a ...

The Federal Reserve approved a quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut Thursday, the latest step to prevent large rate ...

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced its second interest rate cut of 2024, trimming its benchmark rate by 0.25 ...

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced its second consecutive interest rate cut, lowering the benchmark rate by 25 basis points amid economic data showing signs that inflation and the labor market ...

Consider the possibility (though Democratic strategists might not) that Donald Trump actually ran a pretty good campaign and ...

Trump's next four years as president comes with much promise and hopeful delivery. Americans have been feeling the sharp ...

Still, it provides Americans further relief from the high cost of loans like credit cards, autos and mortgages. Slower ...