Fed rate cuts: Are they good or bad for home buyers? You can count on it: When the Federal Reserve changes its interest rate, news headlines about mortgage rates will follow. This cycle unfolds up to ...

A complicated U.S. economy. Stubborn inflation and a jobless boom. Unprecedented conflict with the president. Personnel changes, and a new Fed chair. Federal Reserve officials are no stranger to ...

At its January 2026 meeting, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, maintaining the federal funds rate in the 3.5%–3.75% range. This decision aligned with broad market expectations and ...

Federal Reserve officials entered the new year divided over how much to lower interest rates after cutting them during their last three meetings of 2025. A growing number, mainly the presidents of the ...