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The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third interest rate cut of the year as policymakers moved forward with the cut to support the labor market despite elevated inflation. Fed policymakers ...

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Federal Reserve is expected to lower its benchmark ...

The Federal Reserve doesn’t directly set personal loan rates. But its monetary policies are designed to have a widespread effect on the U.S. economy. When the central bank makes a policy move, it ...

The Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter point in October — the second cut of 2025. Another quarter-point cut is widely expected when the Fed meets next week, though chair Jerome Powell isn't ...

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After two years of restrictive monetary policy, it seems that interest rates are trending down potentially even further as the year draws to a close. Processing Content As inflation cools and the ...