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 ...

Are we looking at a recession, or soft landing? Either way, you can prepare.

Traders on Thursday added to bets the U.S. Federal Reserve's next rate cut will be smaller than the one it delivered on ...

Potential homebuyers and sellers have been holding off on making a move amid elevated mortgage rates and sky-high prices. But ...

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

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

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

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

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

After years of rate hikes in its effort to tame rising inflation, the central bank has elected to do something it hasn’t done ...