The US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a much-needed psychological boost ahead of November's presidential election.

The U.S. stock market was declining midday Friday, but all three major benchmarks remained on course for weekly gains after a sharp rally in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s rate cut on Wednesday.

In short, it's unlikely that mortgage interest rates will fall much further in September, even if that doesn't mean that you ...

A cut to the Fed's benchmark rate has consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by ...

The Fed's rate cuts boost Bitcoin and markets. Big banks, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, offer differing impact ...

With the Federal Reserve shifting gears and cutting interest rates by a half point, it’s time for investors, households and ...

Say you've been holding off on signing or refinancing a mortgage because rates were stuck around 7%. Currently, the average ...

Preston Caldwell is senior U.S. economist for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, ...

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to lower its key interest rate by half a percentage point brought some clarity to ...

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) chief Jamie Dimon thinks the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in over four years was “a minor ...

There is little historical experience to guide policymakers or investors, because the current economic cycle is like no other ...

The U.S. dollar was climbing on Friday after hitting its lowest level of the year earlier this week after the Federal Reserve announced its jumbo 50 basis-point interest-rate cut. The ICE U.S. Dollar ...