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Next Fed Meeting: When It Is In January And What To Expect on Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve's policy committee is scheduled to meet next in late January, after cutting the Fed's key interest rate at each of the last three meetings. Read More

Mortgage rates in limbo as Fed officials debate inflation, jobs data

Mortgage rates stayed near 6.3% after the Fed’s December cut, as officials weigh further moves amid persistent housing shortages. Read More

Fed cuts interest rates again: What's next for mortgages, credit cards

The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates for a third time in 2025. What's next for borrowers and consumers? Read More

Fed lowers interest rates again amid debate over inflation, jobs

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday for the third time this year, seeking to shore up a softening labor market even as inflation builds and leaving ... Read More

What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Read More

Fed Cuts Rates Again, Is Divided Over Future Moves

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ... Read More

Is the Federal Reserve likely to cut interest rates in December? Here's what economists say.

Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ... Read More

Fed cuts rates as economist warns Americans are living on the edge

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates again, trimming borrowing costs even as officials warn there is no easy way to steer the economy to a soft landing. At the same time, a leading economist is ... Read More

Cooling Inflation Could Pave The Way For Fed Rate Cuts

The sudden drop of inflation in November could clear the decks for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help boost the faltering job market. But the outlook is complicated by the government ... Read More

The Fed may cut interest rates next week. Here's what happened to mortgage rates the last two times it did that.

Anticipation over a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, which was barely registering a few weeks ago, is now growing to a fever pitch. Following an unemployment report that showed the rate increasing ... Read More

Bond Traders Brace for Jobs Report as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Crumble

Bond investors are zeroing in on Thursday’s US labor market report, which is expected to either kill or rekindle waning expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next month. The September ... Read More