Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve expects to cut its influential federal funds rate at a slower pace in the new year than ...

But with inflation pressures still elevated and with concern that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could fuel ...

Deciding where to put your hard-earned money can be complicated, but there is a strong argument to be made that at least some ...

In the week ending Dec. 26, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.85%, mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac said Thursday. The popular loan product averaged 6.72% throughout the year, compared to 6.81% ...

Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate decisions. The Fed raised rates rapidly in 2022 and held them high throughout ...

After ebbing slightly at the end of last week, 30-year mortgage rates surged to a five-month high. Rate movement was mixed ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates were supposed to drop in 2025, but sticky inflation has pushed them back up recently.

The dollar edged higher on Thursday on expectations the currency would be boosted next year by policies by the incoming ...

Count us as two financial economists hoping only certain inflation measures fall slower than expected, and everyone’s ...

The U.S. stock market seems determined to defy the Federal Reserve. While the Fed has cut interest rates by a total of 100 ...

The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it ...