The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates on Wednesday. The September FOMC decision has a ripple effect on many types of consumer loans and savings rates. Here's the breakdown of how the Fed's rate ...

The Federal Reserve’s most important monetary policy tool is the Fed Funds Interest Rate target. By raising or lowering this benchmark, the Fed hopes to influence the cost of credit throughout the ...

Homebuying can be a stressful and time-consuming process, and one of the less glamorous parts of the journey involves constant monitoring of the interest rate environment for timely opportunities to ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday. Many types of consumer loans are impacted when the Fed trims its benchmark. Here’s how a rate ...

It wasn't that long ago when the average mortgage interest rate was comfortably over 7%. In August 2023, for example, the average rate on a conventional 30-year term was 7.31%, marking the highest ...

WASHINGTON, DC: The Federal Reserve logo is seen on the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the policy-making arm ...

After a lengthy pause, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 17 announced a quarter percentage point cut to its benchmark interest rate. Economists say it is likely the first in a series of reductions that ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by at least a quarter percent this week, dropping its federal funds rate to between 4 and 4.25 percent. What will that mean for gold and silver?

Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect loans, savings accounts and investments—and what financial moves to consider Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace ...