While most economists believe that central banks set interest rates, in reality, they are set by time preferences of ...

When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called "star" ...

Fed rate cuts could ease credit card and deposit rates, but auto loans and mortgages may stay high due to risk and long-term inflation expectations.

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A decrease in oil supply drives up oil prices, which can raise unemployment and inflation. To counter adverse effects on inflation, a central bank may choose to increase its policy rate, potentially ...

President Trump said Friday his choice for the next chair of the Federal Reserve should consult him on setting interest rates. Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview he was leaning toward ...

The Fed could have waited for delayed economic reports on inflation and employment, Goolsbee says Top officials at the Federal Reserve are not in agreement about how to help the economy. Two top ...

Mortgage rates have been largely unchanged. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point this week, delivering its third rate cut since September. The policy brightened ...

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 end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank. By Colby Smith As if the Federal Reserve’s decision about interest rates ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...