Many think interest rates are too high, and a growing chorus of voices is calling on the Fed to cut rates. Are they right?

Although interest rates and unemployment have an indirectly inverse relationship, that relationship can be clouded by broader factors in the labor market.

While a post-pandemic burst of inflation has abated across much of the developed world, Britain is still stuck with the highest price growth among big western economies.

High-yield savings accounts remain a smart move, with leading yields surpassing 4 percent APY. If the Fed cuts rates later ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve should set its benchmark interest rate at 1% to ...

Experts say average 30-year fixed mortgage rates are likely to stay above 6.5% in the coming months, with a potential for small and temporary dips, not substantial drops. Prospective homebuyers are ...

There is no “one size fits all” strategy for both high and low-rate environments Beginning in 2010 and through 2021, interest rates have been at historic lows, reflecting the low rates of ...

Inflation is high, and central banks are pushing up interest rates to fight it. But before the pandemic, economies around the world were stuck in a different rut: low inflation, low interest rates ...

If you go back 50 years to 1974 and took out a mortgage with a 9% interest rate, you would pay $3,218.49 per month — not quite as drastic a difference as compared to the 1980s, but still ...

Rewards cards usually have high interest rates, so the only smart way to use one is as a convenience: Charge only what you ...

Less appreciated by corporate titans and everyday borrowers alike is the massive changes in store if interest rates, abnormally low for the past 15 years, remain high for months and years to come.

The rate has been higher in the past, but after two decades in which it was mostly at rock bottom, most people had gotten used to both very low inflation and low interest rates.