A decrease in oil supply drives up oil prices, which can raise unemployment and inflation. To counter adverse effects on inflation, a central bank may choose to increase its policy rate, potentially ...

Fed Chair Powell’s hawkish rhetoric on rates in October, gave Morgan Stanley’s economists a bum steer. His message back then that another cut was far from a foregone conclusion persuaded Morgan ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday in an unusually narrow vote, underscoring the divides among bank officials over the effect rate cuts will have on inflation and employment. The Federal ...

As the Fed prepares to cut rates, savers face a changing landscape. Learn what to expect and how to keep your money earning more. Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, ...

Home equity rates barely budged heading into the final Federal Reserve meeting of 2025. The $30,000 home equity line of credit was unchanged, holding at 7.81% for the fourth straight week, according ...

The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ...

The bond market may finally be turning a corner. Falling rates could supercharge long-duration Treasuries. Safe-haven appeal adds to the bull case. Falling rates, cracks in the labor market, and ...

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Wednesday said he favors leaving interest rates where they are until there is "clear evidence" that inflation is moving back to ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again for the second straight meeting, a sign that officials are more focused on safeguarding the job market and shielding the economy from a recession than ...

If you get a raise next year, there’s a chance your tax rate won’t change thanks to new tax brackets recently released by the Internal Revenue Service. And if you earn the same amount or less, your ...

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loan hit a three-year low in September and are expected to drop even more by the end of the year if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen joins ...