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 ...

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

Potential homebuyers and sellers have been holding off on making a move amid elevated mortgage rates and sky-high prices. But ...

The Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Here are some key ways it will trickle ...

Copper rose to a two-month high to cap a strong week for metals, helped by the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut.

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday, pausing after the previous session's rally set Wall Street's main indexes on ...

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

The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) fell roughly 0.3%, after the benchmark index ended at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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

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

Today's aggressive rate cut, doubling the widely expected 25 bps reduction, signals deepening concerns about the health of ...