Why the Fed's Interest Rate Pause Could Bring Mortgage Rate Volatility

The central bank doesn't set mortgage rates outright, but its policy decisions affect the housing market's longer-term outlook. Read More

The Fed will likely keep interest rates on hold today, so markets will be watching for Trump’s reaction

ANALYSIS: With the Federal Open Market Committee likely to hold interest rates steady today, political pressure from President Trump threatens the Fed’s historically independent role in setting ... Read More

May US rates outlook: Fed won’t quell volatility

US rate-market volatility may remain high within this year's ranges throughout May, with headline risk continuing to drive intraday moves. Read More

Mortgage Rates Forecast For 2025: Experts Predict How Much Rates Will Drop

the Trump administration’s tariff policies may continue to indirectly fuel mortgage rate volatility. Consequently, most housing market experts expect mortgage rates to remain stubbornly high ... Read More

Stocks, bonds still down in April as investors brace for volatility after Trump tariff pause

Bond prices drop when yields rise, as seen in 2022 when the Federal Reserve was aggressively raising interest rates to battle high ... debt, according to Bartolini. "They're lowering the ... Read More

Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: What that means for credit cards, auto loans, mortgages and more

The Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged still has far-reaching implications for almost all forms of borrowing as well as the returns on a savings account. Read More

US tariffs could lower interest rates for some

The flow-on effects of US tariffs could have a positive impact on interest rates for some countries, including New Zealand. Last week, US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on reciprocal ... Read More

US corporate bond market dries up on Trump tariff volatility

High-grade bond spreads ... sidelines after seeing the volatility, according to the syndicate banker. There were few signs of panic among investors in lower-risk debt securities. Read More

US markets face ‘unsettling volatility’ amid Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski discusses the “unsettling volatility” since the announcement of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. “We have now seen the fourth consecutive day of ... Read More

Trump tariffs spark US government debt sell-off

The US does not normally see high interest rates on its debt as its bonds are viewed as ... However, the sale of bonds in the US poses a major problem for the world's biggest economy. Read More