Bitcoin dropped 10% following the Federal Reserve's October 29 rate cut, defying its usual pattern of rising when rates fall. Similar Bitcoin drops in May 2025 and December 2024 seemed scary at the ...

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The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell for the fourth week in a row to its lowest level in more than a year. Lower mortgage rates boost homebuyers’ purchasing power. They also benefit ...

The Fed cut interest rates in its October meeting for the second time this year. Rate cuts could ease mortgage and credit card borrowing costs for consumers. It could also become easier for companies ...

The rate went from 4.1% to about 3.9%. The central bank had cranked its rate to roughly 5.3% in 2023 and 2024 to combat the biggest inflation spike in four decades Big picture view: The Fed stayed ...

Sales of previously occupied US homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. Existing home sales rose 1.5% ...

Americans frustrated by high home borrowing rates may have gotten some welcome news this week. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to 6.19% for the week ending October 23, down from 6.27% ...

The idea of a “neutral” or “natural” rate of interest looms over discussions of US monetary policy. Whether it’s any help in setting the course of monetary policy is questionable. Yet there’s no doubt ...

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Mortgage rates are headed down. According to Freddie Mac data released this week, “mortgage rates inched down this week and have held relatively steady over the past several weeks. Importantly, ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve approved a quarter-point interest rate cut Wednesday, the first in nine months, with officials judging that recent labor-market softness outweighed setbacks on inflation ...