Forbes’ expert contributors help explain what the Fed’s move means for investors, businesses, job seekers, home buyers and ...
After the Fed’s pivotal interest rate cut this week, policymakers face the question of how much further to reduce borrowing ...
This week, the Federal Reserve cut its influential federal fund rates by 50 basis points. That could shake up the dynamic of ...
The week in markets started with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by more than most economists expected.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon suggests the half-point interest-rate cut is “a minor thing” that Wall Street — not Main ...
Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...
Donald Trump has argued that the Fed would only cut interest rates close to the election to help his political opponents.
Spurred on by the Federal Reserve Board's half-point cut in interest rates, the stock market closed out a buoyant week on ...
Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point. The action will take the ...
Over the past few years, elevated mortgage rates and sky-high housing prices have contributed to a lack of home affordability ...
Wall Street rejoiced over this week’s interest rate cuts, but there’s another investor class that was just as enthusiastic: ...