Consumer News The Fed Has Hiked Interest Rates Again Here’s How It May Affect The Stock And Housing Markets

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

With another Fed rate cut looming, it helps to know the recent history behind rate cuts and mortgage rate reactions. Read More

Even if Fed cuts rates again, U.S. economy may not get much of a boost

Rate-sensitive industries, like housing, could see a limited benefit from lower borrowing costs because prices remain near record highs. Read More

Fed Slashes Rates Again — Here’s How It Could Affect Housing Affordability

Housing affordability has become a key focus for the Trump administration, as only 28% of homes in the market are affordable for the average household, according to Realtor.com. Treasury Secretary ... Read More

Inflation didn’t get any worse before the government shutdown. The Fed is expected to cut rates again.

The rate of U.S. inflation stayed stuck close to 3% before the government shutdown, a long delayed report showed, adding a final piece of the puzzle before the Federal Reserve votes on whether to cut ... Read More

Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again to Protect Jobs as Economic Risks Grow

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ... Read More

Fed to Cut Rates Again in December on Weakening Job Market, Say Most Economists: Reuters Poll

BENGALURU (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve will again lower its key interest rate by 25 basis points next month to underpin a weakening labor market, according to 80% of economists polled by ... Read More

High interest rates may have caused housing recession, Bessent says

Parts of the US economy, particularly housing, may already be in recession because of high interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, repeating his call for the Federal Reserve to ... Read More

Fed Cuts Rates Again, Though Mortgage Rates Are Already Down

October’s lower mortgage interest rates anticipated today’s second consecutive Fed rate cut. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this ... Read More

What does the latest Fed interest rate cut mean to California consumers?

Federal Reserve cut target rate to 3.75–4.00%, aiming to spur modest demand. Californians likely see minimal consumer relief; credit and mortgage rates barely shift. Economic forecasts project ... Read More

Prediction: Here's When We'll See 4% Mortgage Rates Again

A 30-year fixed mortgage currently hovers around 6.2%. The Federal Reserve has begun lowering interest rates at its last two meetings. Will mortgage rates follow the federal funds rate? High mortgage ... Read More

Fed Slashes Rates Again — Here’s How It Could Affect Housing Affordability

The Federal Reserve announced its second interest rate cut of the year on Wednesday, reducing the benchmark rate by a quarter-point to lower the target range to 3.75% ... Read More