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

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

The government's latest jobs data could affect whether Federal Reserve officials continue their push to ease borrowing costs. 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

Consumer Reports explains how recent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve could affect finances

After a Fed rate cut, the interest rate on savings accounts usually dip as well, but that's not always the case, thanks to stiff competition among banks. Read More

How can the Fed be cutting interest rates again with inflation running so high?

Consumer-price inflation is at 3%, well above the Federal Reserve's target Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in September. The Federal Reserve is almost universally ... Read More

The Fed cuts interest rates again as concerns grow about the job market

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, as policymakers work to shore up the softening job market. It was the Fed's second rate cut in six weeks, ... Read More

Fed reduces interest rate by a quarter point, Powell says December cut not guaranteed

The Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 announced a quarter percentage point rate cut, marking its second consecutive rate reduction. The move brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate down to a range of 3.75% ... Read More

Money moves to make now that the Fed has cut rates (again)

For the second time this year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell noted during a briefing ... 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