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Mortgage interest rates have been on quite a ride since hovering near record lows in March 2020, during the height of the pandemic. Since then, however, they've changed significantly, rising to their ...

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, increased to 6.30% from 6.19%. Rates hit the highest level since December 2025. Applications for a ...

The monetary-policy outlook at the Federal Reserve appears to be shifting away from interest-rate cuts and toward potential rate increases, with comments from Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee the ...

March 20 (Reuters) - Market pricing for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this year has shot up, and is now seen as far more likely than a rate cut. On Friday, interest-rate futures were ...

The Federal Reserve is tasked with keeping inflation under control, and maintaining a healthy employment market. Those objectives are at odds right now, and policymakers are split on where interest ...

MEXICO CITY—The Bank of Mexico lowered its benchmark interest rate Thursday in a split decision and said it will assess the timing for an additional cut in the future. The five-member board of ...

The Federal Reserve announced its decision on interest rates on March 18. As expected, the central bank made no changes to the current range of 3.50%-3.75%, even ...

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan said the nation’s natural interest rate is gradually rising, suggesting there is still room for the central bank to pursue further monetary tightening. The BOJ’s new estimates ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged amid mounting uncertainty over how the Iran war will impact the economy and in turn the central bank's approach to monetary policy, ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday as the war in Iran and conflicting economic signals continued to throw snags in the path to rate cuts, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he ...