Inflation just fell for the second consecutive month. Will mortgage interest rates fall now, too? Here's what to know.

Rather, the Federal Reserve increases the federal funds rate to combat inflation. And because interest rates ... When the prime rate goes up, you can expect CD rates to rise.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged ... officials revised down their outlook for growth and marked up their inflation forecasts. Read more here: Fed Extends Pause, Revises Up ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions ... growth and inflation during the rest of 2025, which adds risk to our interest rate forecasts. Freddie Mac: Expect rates to remain ...

The savings habits of many Americans give new meaning to the term “idle cash.” More than half of American savers are earning ...

Even more, the experts added, a prolonged hike in bond yields could in theory threaten the financial system if costly debt ...

“If you lower interest rates when you shouldn’t, you will end up back in the lap of inflation,” said Gary Zimmerman, CEO of MaxMyInterest, a cash management platform, in a recent webina ...

Borrowing costs had been widely expected to be left unchanged with inflation, predicted to go up in the coming months.

Home prices could fall across if the U.S. enters a recession this year, but only because many buyers would drop out of the market.

High interest rates have made borrowing money tough for Americans in recent years. Sticky inflation and the Federal Reserve's corresponding rate increases drove up costs across all loan types ...