The federal funds rate is a benchmark that influences other interest rates throughout the economy. The Federal Reserve doesn't control the federal funds rate directly. Instead, it uses various ...

After Fed rate cut, the next 6 months will be crucial for investors. Here’s why. Traders brace for volatility as more than $5 ...

The biggest gains, however, tend to come after the Fed begins cutting rates following a stock market panic. Following the first Fed rate cut in March 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the S&P 500 was up ...

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 18 points, effectively trading flat, and S&P 500 futures ticked down 0.1%. Both gauges had rallied to new highs on Thursday as investors mulled the ...

By the end of 2024, interest rates will fall nearly another half of a percentage point from their current level of between ...

The Federal Reserve has at last cut interest rates but our columnist points out a host of concerns that could weigh on ...

Despite these challenges, the latest report offers some optimism. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ...

Asian shares extended their rally on Friday, bathing in the afterglow of an outsized interest rate cut in the United States, ...

European markets have opened lower after Asian stocks surged, as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates fades ...

Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate, also eased this week with the average rate falling from 5.27% to 5.15%. A ...

A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai ...

Lower interest rates will soften the prices consumers pay for debt — but people may not see an impact on their payments for a ...