The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is set to meet to decide whether to lower the federal funds rate from its current ...

If you've been paying attention to chatter about interest rates in recent years, you've probably come across the term "federal funds rate" – or just "fed funds rate" for short. But what exactly is the ...

The Fed cut rates again, easing borrowing but squeezing savers. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain actions on ...

While the average current 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) checked in at 6.30% on Dec. 10, according to Mortgage News Daily, homebuyers are looking ahead to 2026 even as they analyze current trends.

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 ...

Wednesday's decision to reduce the benchmark federal-funds rate by a quarter point—to between 3.5% and 3.75%, a three-year low—is aimed at protecting against a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in ...

The Federal Reserve concluded its last meeting of the year with a widely anticipated 25 basis point cut to the federal funds rate (FFR), bringing it to a range of 3.50-3.75%. Inflation has proven ...

Cantankerous and increasingly cautious consumers — perhaps put on edge by seemingly shrinking paychecks, a weaker job market and stubbornly high prices — gave the Federal Reserve more room to cut ...

The Federal Reserve on Dec. 10 announced a quarter-point rate cut to its benchmark federal funds rate, its third in a row, aimed at lowering borrowing costs for consumers. The decision brings the ...

We believe the most likely path for Fed policy in 2026 is for the central bank to bring rates down from the current range of 3.50% to 3.75% to closer to 3% over the course of the year. Ultimately, Fed ...