Fed interest rate moves can affect mortgage rates. But maybe not the way you expect. Moves by the Fed do not directly affect ...

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

The Federal paused rate cuts after its first meeting of the year — here’s what that means for your credit card, mortgage rate ...

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

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

Market pricing shows investors are nearly unanimous in expecting the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday ...

Negative interest rates occur when prices begin to start dropping to low levels as the value of a nation's currency increases. At these times, central banks may resort to negative interest rates. The ...

Faced with a solid economy and mounting inflation concerns, the U.S. central bank has said it will “move cautiously” on ...

By the mid-21st century, it became evident that the “cyberspace” created by the internet had profound effects on the broader ...

Rising rates would be bad news for bondholders and borrowers of all stripes, particularly the U.S. government. They cast a ...

We study the two-way relationship between fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and monetary policy in a panel of up to 35 countries over the last two decades. The dataset includes quarterly information on the ...