Share prices for Home Depot and Lowe's are riding high following the Fed's interest rate cut, which is likely to spur home ...

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

The Federal Reserve hit the ground running on Wednesday with a big rate cut to kick off its easing cycle, signaling its ...

Some forecasters expect the Fed to cut interest rates by a quarter-point Wednesday. Most, however, expect a half-point ...

The central bank’s decision brings the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.75% and 5% and follows an all-out ...

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

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

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

The Federal Reserve handed down a large interest rate cut this week, dialing back the central bank's fight against inflation ...

Stocks jumped Thursday morning as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s eye-popping half-point interest rate cut.

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

Market observers, however, had been divided over whether the Fed will impose its typical cut of a quarter of a percentage ...