Mortgage rates stayed steady through most of 2025, but two consecutive Federal Reserve rate cuts in September and October signaled a slowing economy and cooling housing market. While federal fund ...

In major reversal, the odds of a December interest rate cut have risen to 79% from around 40% earlier this month. The jump in expectations came after New York Fed President John Williams said further ...

US job growth topped expectations in September but the unemployment rate continued its march higher, underscoring the lingering fragility of the labor market. The Bureau of Statistic’s latest jobs ...

Explore current mortgage rates and what they mean for homebuyers Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Edited By ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 29, 2025 in New York City. Markets were up in morning trading as investors expect that the ...

Mortgage rates are up and still under 7%. Today’s national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.28%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is ...

The 30-year fixed mortgages in this week’s survey had an average total of 0.34 discount and origination points. Discount points are a way to lower your mortgage rate, while origination points are fees ...

More than four million borrowers could potentially benefit from locking in a lower rate. Here’s what to consider. By Tara Siegel Bernard Now that mortgage rates have declined closer to 6 percent, a ...

Nov 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate likely edged up in October to the highest in four years as the hiring rate for unemployed workers slowed and the rate of layoffs and other job separations ...

After weeks of anticipation, the Federal Reserve trimmed its benchmark interest rate today, dropping the benchmark rate by another 25 basis points, marking its second rate cut of 2025. The move, which ...

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 cut its key interest ...

The neutral rate—the interest rate at which monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive—is a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed, only estimated. The neutral rate is an ...