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What To Expect From The Fed's Interest Rate Decision This Week

The Fed has held its benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5% this year, though officials have penciled in two cuts by ...

Fed holds interest rates steady, bucking Trump pressure

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its interest rate target steady, defying a pressure campaign by President Donald Trump to lower rates. After a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in ...

Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Their Lowest in 10 Months-Giving Hope to Homebuyers

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 14, down from 6.58% last week.

Get the Facts: How the Fed's interest rates impact your money

The Fed is hesitant to change interest rates largely due to one factor uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. The ...

There's one thing that could throw cold water on rate cuts, says one of the contenders for Fed chief

The 10-year Treasury yield will be a key factor determining how aggressively the Fed can cut rates, Marc Sumerlin, a contender for Fed Chair, said.

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Month Low as Pressure Mounts on Fed

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 7, down from 6.72% last week.

Have a CD account maturing right before interest rates are cut? Do this now.

Is the timing between your CD account maturity date and a rate cut set to collide? Consider taking these steps now.