CD rates tend to track the federal funds rate. When the fed rate goes down, CD rates decline, and vice versa. The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady for nearly a year but made its ...

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

The rate has stayed above 4% for more than two years as the Fed has aimed to lower inflation by keeping borrowing costs high.

What a difference a month makes. A month ago, traders were expecting the Federal Reserve to resume its policy easing path ...

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

Analysts believe that it's highly unlikely changes will occur to the federal funds rate at the May Fed meeting, according to the CME FedWatch tool. However, if the Fed does opt to lower the ...

The Federal Reserve is again leaving its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% to 4.5%, citing rising economic uncertainty.

Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve sets borrowing costs for shorter-term loans by changing its federal funds rate. This rate dictates how much banks pay each other in interest to borrow funds from their ...

Two Harbors Investment Corp. is rebounding with rising book value, a 20% discount to BV, and potential gains from lower ...

which impacts the rates auto lenders set. When the federal funds rate fluctuates, so will the cost to finance a vehicle. The Fed increased the benchmark rate 11 times between 2022 and 2023 ...