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If the Fed holds interest rates steady as a means of protecting against inflation, it risks a deeper slowdown of the labor market. On the other hand, by lowering rates to stimulate hiring, the Fed threatens to boost spending and worsen inflation.
The Fed cut rates again, but uncertainty over incoming leadership and delayed economic data is complicating the outlook for future monetary policy.
The chances of a Fed rate cut this week are high. But will mortgage rates decline in response? Here's what to know.
Friday’s cooler-than-expected inflation data has done little to change investors’ interest-rate expectations. Interest-rate futures showed Friday afternoon that investors see a roughly 50% chance that the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate ...
CHICAGO, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its suite of Adjusted Interest Rate (AIR) Total Return futures reached an open interest (OI) record of more than 1 million contracts ...
A Fed rate cut this week could be good for home equity borrowers. Here's what happened after the last two rate cuts.