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

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

Stocks surged to open Thursday trading in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it was lowering interest rates ...

Taylor St. Germain, an economist at ITR Economics, a nonpartisan economic research and consulting firm based in New Hampshire, said the latest data shows inflation is slowing enough to suggest it’s ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday she believes the U.S. economy is making the “soft landing” that she ...

The latest pullback in rates should help spur demand for refinancing and home purchase loans, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its short-term interest rate for the first time in four years—a sign that the central ...

Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...

The Fed cutting the benchmark rate is considered a step in the right direction for real estate and finance industries.

President Joe Biden will speak at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., about the progress made in fighting inflation.

The European Commission and China agreed to intensify efforts to avert EU import tariffs on China-built electric vehicles and ...