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• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ...

A final rule governing the European Union’s regulatory approval process for clearing house margin models could hamper efforts by central counterparties (CCPs) to keep up with changes in the risk ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday, as it was widely expected to, lowering borrowing costs for the third time since September. The latest cut brings the target ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated to reflect the person of interest detained Sunday was being released. Saying the “evidence now points in a different direction,” law enforcement officials late ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, marking the central bank's third cut of the year. Fed ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The recent message from financial markets to mortgage customers has been pretty clear: don’t expect further cuts in your home loan ...

The Fed cut rates at its last meeting of the year The Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter-point Wednesday afternoon in alignment with expectations. Business Insider is covering developments live ...

An interest rate hike on Tuesday is a practical impossibility. But if a growing number of forecasters are proved correct, it's a moot point, because one or more are on the way. The reason is that ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an order capping at 6 percent per month or 0.2 percent day the nominal interest rate that financing and lending companies ...