Interest Rates Likely To Edge Lower In 2026, Fed Signals

Interest rates are likely to edge lower in 2026 as the Fed weighs inflation, jobs and political pressure. See what forecasts ...

The Fed is unlikely to cut interest rates any time soon. Here’s why that might be good news

After cutting interest rates three times in a row last year, the Federal Reserve indicated last month it probably won’t lower interest rates again for a while. A months-long pause, cemented by key ...

Interest Rate Changes Could Be on the Way if Fed Chair Goes to the Newest Frontrunner

Key Takeaways Kevin Warsh, the new front-runner to be President Donald Trump's nominee for Fed chair, could be less ...

Fed's Barkin says future rate changes should be fine-tuned based on incoming data

Further changes to the Federal Reserve's short-term interest rate will need to be "finely tuned" to incoming data given the risks to both the U.S. central bank's employment and inflation goals, ...

Should you lock in a mortgage rate before the January Fed meeting?

Mortgage rates are more affordable now, but is it worth locking one in before this month's Federal Reserve meeting?

Majority of Fed banks voted against December change to discount rate

Directors at two-thirds of the Federal Reserve's regional banks voted to leave the interest rate charged to commercial banks ...

Will mortgage interest rates drop after the January Fed meeting?

There's another Federal Reserve meeting on the calendar this month, but will mortgage rates fall once it's over?

Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight

The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, ...
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Social Security COLAs: What You Need to Know After the Fed’s Rate Cut

Social Security COLAs are tied to CPI-W inflation data from July through September, not to Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. The 2026 COLA is locked at 2.8% and will not change due to recent ...
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What will the Fed’s latest interest rate cut mean for consumers?

Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal-funds rate to 3.50 %–3.75 % — the lowest in nearly three years. The decision, made amid internal ...