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

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

"Everybody's happy" about the Federal Reserve's rate cut – at least in real estate – potentially opening the floodgates to ...

In a move that was widely anticipated and hoped for, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted on Wednesday to cut its ...

The U.K. central bank left its key interest rate unchanged, taking a more cautious approach than the Federal Reserve.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference that the influx of migrants into the U.S. has contributed to the rise in ...

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

The Fed's cutting cycle in 1995 sparked an economic boom, with the stock market more than doubling in value by the end of the ...

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

The central bank’s decision brings the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5% and follows an all-out ...

Mortgage rates inched up even though the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Experts explain why this is a short-lived ...

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