Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack joins WSJ’s ‘Take On the Week’ to discuss interest rates, inflation and the importance of central bank independence. She shares insights on the labor market and ...

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Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...

The Fed cut its policy rate by 0.25% today and mortgage rates moved lower after the announcement. That said, those two developments are not related. In fact, there was no movement in the bonds that ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

The final Federal Reserve meeting of 2025 was completed this week, and with it, the final interest rate cut of the year was issued. Now comes the interesting part. After all, a Fed rate cut is never a ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.42% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.43% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6.14% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

The Philippine central bank’s fifth consecutive cut to its benchmark interest rate on Thursday may be the last in its easing cycle that began over a year ago, with domestic demand on track to recover.

Mortgage rates are up and still under 7%. Today’s national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.34%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is ...

The economy has had a volatile year marked by ongoing headwinds and uncertainties. Persistent inflation, unpredictability around tariffs, and a stock market that many fear is in the midst of an ...

For savers, falling interest rates will continue to erode attractive yields currently on offer with certificates of deposit (CDs) and high-yield savings accounts. Three of the big five banks (Ally, ...

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