Forbes’ expert contributors help explain what the Fed’s move means for investors, businesses, job seekers, home buyers and ...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon suggests the half-point interest-rate cut is “a minor thing” that Wall Street — not Main ...

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

The federal funds rate is the interest banks charge each other for overnight loans. Set by the Federal Reserve, it's a basis ...

Over the past few years, elevated mortgage rates and sky-high housing prices have contributed to a lack of home affordability ...

The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates by 50 basis points, citing cooling inflation and signs of economic slowdown. This ...

Donald Trump has argued that the Fed would only cut interest rates close to the election to help his political opponents.

Spurred on by the Federal Reserve Board's half-point cut in interest rates, the stock market closed out a buoyant week on ...

Lower interest rates help financial markets in two big ways.

Wall Street rejoiced over this week’s interest rate cuts, but there’s another investor class that was just as enthusiastic: ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.

Ukraine’s central bank left interest rates unchanged for a second straight meeting in a sign that policymakers won’t tolerate ...