For his part, Lewis says mortgage rates are poised to drop in February, after climbing above 7% in January. “The direction of ...

The central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady in its first meeting of 2025. Here is what investors will be watching: When is the Fed decision due? At 2 p.m. ET. How much will the ...

A team of analysts at Barclays said Tuesday they still expect slightly lower rates over the course of 2025. However, they ...

The Fed uses interest rates "like a gas pedal and a brake pedal," Forbes said. Lowering rates stimulates the economy; raising ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday after price increases ticked up over the past three months, ...

The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...

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The Federal Reserve will make its first interest-rate policy decision of the Trump administration in less than 30 minutes, and investors are watching both the central bank and the new U.S. president.

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

The first Federal Open Market Committee meeting of 2025 is here. The Federal Reserve's policymaking arm concludes its two-day ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is holding a press conference Wednesday afternoon, the first since President Trump began ...