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

The Fed just cut interest rates again. We asked 5 experts what Americans should do next

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates again at its final meeting of the year, signaling that Chair Jerome Powell was able to guide his deeply divided committee toward a consensus over how to ... Read More

The Fed just cut interest rates for the sixth time. Here’s why you’re not seeing much of a difference in your loans

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ... 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

A divided Fed cuts interest rates again, as concerns about the job market outweigh fears of tariff-fueled inflation

The cut of a quarter-point will likely make it cheaper for average Americans to secure mortgages, pay credit card debt or finance cars. Read More

The Fed could cut interest rates this week. Here's what happened to home equity loan rates the last two times it did that.

A Fed rate cut this week could be good for home equity borrowers. Here's what happened after the last two rate cuts. Read More

The Fed is divided over cutting interest rates. Here's why that matters

Sentiment has shifted dramatically in favor of an interest rate cut. Top officials at the Federal Reserve have displayed a rare degree of public disagreement over a possible interest rate cut next ... Read More