The Federal Reserve made a 0.50 percentage point cut, double the typical reduction. Here's what's behind the decision.

Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...

S&P 500 futures ( ES=F) fell roughly 0.3%, after the benchmark index ended at an all-time high. Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.

Oil futures were on track for solid weekly gains, boosted by the Federal Reserve’s large rate cut and a renewed rise in ...

Investors poured $33.8 billion into U.S. stocks in the past week, with funds collecting the third-largest weekly haul since ...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a roaring Thursday that saw Wall Street stocks lap ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a ...

After Fed rate cut, the next 6 months will be crucial for investors. Here’s why. Traders brace for volatility as more than $5 ...

The Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points reflects its growing confidence in taming inflation and a renewed ...

The central bank’s decision brings the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5% and follows an all-out ...

Investors have sent stocks and bonds higher on expectations of a soft landing. But some Republicans think the central bank ...