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

The Federal Reserve hit the ground running on Wednesday with a big rate cut to kick off its easing cycle, signaling its ...

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 Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in ...

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