J.P. Morgan predicts the U.S. Federal Reserve's next move will be a rate hike in 2027, while Barclays and Goldman Sachs ...

Last year’s U.S. job growth was far from the robust hiring that many Americans have come to expect in the years since the ...

For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is ...

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, expecting the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates ...

The Federal Reserve cut rates by 0.75% in 2025 amid economic uncertainty. Inflation and unemployment trends are diverging, complicating future Fed decisions on rate cuts. Odds for a January 2026 rate ...

Homeowners spent much of 2025 watching borrowing costs finally ease after two years of elevated rates, and by the end of the year, home equity loan interest rates had followed mortgage rates lower as ...

Fresh labor data underscores rising economic uncertainty. U.S. unemployment rose in November to the highest level since July 2021. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 2025 amid labor ...

Mortgage rates held steady following the Fed’s December rate cut, with 30-year fixed rates near 6.3%. Policymakers cite ongoing housing shortages and mixed jobs data as they consider future cuts. AI ...

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 ...

The Fed cut rates by 0.25% in December 2025 with a 9-3 vote split and signaled future cuts may pause. Early projections suggest the 2027 Social Security COLA could fall to 2.3% to 2.6% range. A 2.3% ...

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 ...

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