Forecasts vary for how many more times the Fed could cut interest rates in 2026. Some say one, two or even three more rate cuts ahead. Mortgage rates already have fallen as markets anticipated a Fed ...

Mortgage rates have been largely unchanged. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point this week, delivering its third rate cut since September. The policy brightened ...

The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point this week, delivering its third rate cut since September. The policy brightened hopes among borrowers eager for lower ...

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Lower Burrell property owners will not see an increase in their real estate taxes next year but could pay more for sewage and recycling. Council approved the city’s 2026 budget, which totals just more ...

Washington – The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell's ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third ...

Hopes for a December rate cut were solidified after last week's data that showed consumer spending increased moderately toward the end of the third quarter. However, investors are still waiting for ...

A little recent history here: The Federal Reserve jacked up its benchmark interest rate — the federal funds rate — back in 2022 and 2023, to a high of 5.25-5.5%, in a bid to fight rampant pandemic-era ...

John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs “in the near term.” By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve.

The refreshed and renamed 2026 Toyota bZ electric crossover is a decent car, but it’s not what I’d call exciting. But beneath the benign shape, there’s a lot of potential, as Toyota’s Motorsports ...

While it may still feel like mortgage interest rates in the 4% to 5% range are still a ways off, the reality is that rates are slowly but noticeably declining again. Case in point: Mortgage rates have ...

The FOMC voted to cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, or a quarter-point, at its October meeting, as expected. Mortgage rates and the Fed's benchmark rate don't always move together, but ...