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Mortgage Rates Dropped Ahead of This Week's Fed Meeting—But the Link May Be Weaker Than You Think
Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...
Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate
Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...
Mortgage Rate Outlook: Should You Lock Now Or Wait For Possible Fed Cuts?
Americans shopping for a mortgage may want to hold tight for now. At its July 30 meeting, the Federal Reserve did not deliver ...
Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say
Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not ...
Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.
A bubbling movement to overhaul the Fed is ready to seize the moment. Big changes are in store for the central bank.
Here's the case for lower rates from the Fed's 2 dissenting voices
The Fed opted against cutting rates, but a rare dissent from two governors says the central bank risks being too late amid a ...
Have we seen Powell's last rate cut as Fed chair?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear on Wednesday that the resilient U.S. labor market is currently the primary ...
Uncertainty about economy’s future is keeping Fed rate cuts on hold
The US economy has been resilient six months into President Donald Trump’s tariff regime with low unemployment, a return to ...
Treasuries Typically Rally Before a Long-Awaited Fed Rate Cut. Trading on That Is Still a Gamble.
Treasury yield declines can signal whether the Fed will cut interest rates. But where they land after a cut is another story.