Interest rates affect the mortgage, credit card and savings rates for millions of people. An interest rate tells you how much it costs to borrow money, or the reward for saving it. The Bank of ...

The Fed’s interest rate decisions have far-reaching effects on almost every facet of the economy ... His view on interest ...

Long-term interest rates are on the rise and there is no shortage of explanations from the usual suspects. One thing the ...

The Fed’s key rate has a bearing on the sustainability of public borrowing, which is heading to striking levels.

Despite what Fed officials, economists, and their media enablers tell you, there’s no such thing as costless credit. This is important simply because economists and pundits who should know better ...

Annuities base their returns on market interest rates. Given that rates were recently at their highest level since 2001, conditions over-all are favorable for buying an annuity. But higher rates ...

Like everyone else, Federal Reserve officials are watching and waiting to see what tariffs Donald Trump will impose and how they will affect the economy.

The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.