The federal funds rate is a benchmark that influences other interest rates throughout the economy. The Federal Reserve ...

The latest batch of quarterly forecasts from the Federal Reserve showed policy makers have had a change of heart since June ...

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The U.S. dollar slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday as markets grappled with the supersized 50 basis point interest rate ...

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

Market observers, however, had been divided over whether the Fed will impose its typical cut of a quarter of a percentage ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years, announcing a 50 basis point cut and policymakers ...

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

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

The Fed's decision to lower interest rates by a half-point comes in response to labor-market weakness. But the aggressive cut ...

In the past week, the standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09%, according to data released by Freddie Mac.

The Fed meets eight times a year to assess the health of the US economy and vote on the federal funds rate, the rate banks ...