Mortgage rates remain high, leaving homebuyers weighing whether to act now or wait for potential relief. Melissa Cohn, ...

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU -The U.S. Federal Reserve's independence is under threat from mounting political interference, ...

Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.

Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen is a former Treasury Secretary, former head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, and current professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's independence is threatened by political interference, especially highlighted by President Trump's ...

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

Even if Trump fails to remove Powell, he may still try to undermine the Fed chairman by announcing his replacement soon — way ...

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages don’t move in tandem with the Fed’s benchmark, but instead generally track with the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds, which are influenced by a variety of ...

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a "numbskull" who has kept interest rates too high, but he will be out in eight ...

The Federal Reserve doesn't directly set the interest rates you pay when you take out a mortgage. But the central bank's actions can influence whether rates rise or fall. Here's how.

At least three Federal Reserve policymakers spoke out this week in favor of holding interest rates steady for the time being, ...

Changing the way the Federal Reserve operates or assesses the economy may have a more durable impact on policy and markets ...