The situation today suggests that the dollar is trading on the weak side of where it would normally be given the current ...

With the Federal Reserve's July meeting on the horizon, many prospective homebuyers and homeowners are wondering what it ...

As the Fed’s key interest rate ticked up, so did mortgage rates. The upswing cooled the U.S. real estate market as homeowners with lower rates became “ locked in.” ...

After reaching a peak of 7.04% in January 2025, mortgage rates retreated to the mid-6% range in March but then reversed ...

In a couple of weeks we will get the first reading for third quarter GDP growth, and the current consensus among economists ...

Our Chart of the Day is from Ned Davis Research, which points to one indicator that shows the economy is still holding up well despite a tripling in interest rates.

Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our government to embrace ...

In a historical sense, a good mortgage rate is generally at or below the national average. Since 1971, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has averaged 7.72%, according to Freddie Mac. In the last year, ...

A real interest rate is one that has been adjusted for inflation, reflecting the real cost of funds to the borrower and the real yield to the lender.

Trump criticizes Fed chair Powell for keeping rates "artificially high," sending him a chart comparing global rates and claiming the U.S. is losing billions.

Updated estimates of real equilibrium interest rates in the euro area, derived from eight prominent methodologies proposed in the academic literature, deliver a wide range of estimates, partly because ...

Interest rates will come down sharply in 2025 The global economy has had a series of shocks, including the pandemic, an inflation spike and the invasion of Ukraine. As the dust settles, what has ...