The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Consumer spending remained strong in August as U.S. retail sales beat expectations, lending more credibility to the Federal Reserve's pending reduction in interest rates.

The Fed cut rates at its September meeting for the first time in four years, with more on the way. Is it time to think about selling your house? Fed policy, inflation and the jobs market can all impact the housing market, creating both opportunities and challenges for sellers.

The Federal Reserve is poised to slash interest rates for the first time in four years at Wednesday's FOMC meeting.

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The election can indirectly impact interest rates, but the Federal Reserve remains in the driver's seat when it comes to borrowing costs.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.09%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.01% this morning as market participants braced for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, with opinion divided on the size of this week’s cut.

For more than two years, we've heard a steady drumbeat of news highlighting inflation and its impact on interest rates. The correlation seems clear, but the issue is actually more complex.

American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it’s cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak

The move is widely expected – but will still be studied closely as dark clouds loom on the US horizon

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell to a 1-week low and finished down by -0.24%. Dovish comments Friday from former New York Fed President Dudley knocked bond yields lower and weighed on the dollar when he said he sees “a strong case for a 50 bp cut” in interest...

Savings rates remain high. And with the Fed unlikely to conduct rate cuts at its June meeting, it gives savers more time to maximize returns.