Boston Globe business columnist Larry Edelman answers the most important questions related to the Federal Reserve’s interest ...

Over the past few years, elevated mortgage rates and sky-high housing prices have contributed to a lack of home affordability ...

By the end of 2024, interest rates will fall nearly another half of a percentage point from their current level of between ...

Lower interest rates will soften the prices consumers pay for debt — but people may not see an impact on their payments for a ...

Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...

Asian stocks surged on Friday with Japan’s Nikkei leading regional gains after Wall Street romped to records following the ...

But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic ...

The Federal Reserve made a 0.50 percentage point cut, double the typical reduction. Here's what's behind the decision.

Donald Trump has argued that the Fed would only cut interest rates close to the election to help his political opponents.

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.

President Joe Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve's decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that ...

The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in ...