Hoping for cheaper credit card and mortgage rates this year? Bad news: The Federal Reserve effectively ruled out cutting rates until when — or if — President Donald Trump and Congress come up with a ...

29. After three interest rate cuts last year, the Fed is pausing to consider its next move. Which may once again be no move at all. Here's what you need to know about the federal funds rate ...

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

Mortgage rates moved slightly lower this week, but not enough to motivate most buyers. The average rate on the 30-year ...

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank has time to weigh its next monetary ...

Generally, when inflation is high and the economy is in overdrive, the Fed tries to pump the brakes by setting higher ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...

Federal Reserve officials signalled caution on cutting interest rates, emphasizing the need for further progress on inflation ...

You may not think much about the federal funds rate day to day, but this key number impacts many areas of your financial life and the economy as a whole. The Federal Reserve — the country’s ...

Thursday, reducing the average to its cheapest level since mid-December. Rates also fell for many other refi loan types.

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates may not drop as much as expected this year, hurting ...