The federal funds rate, set by the Fed, is a single, short term rate that does not determine in any significant way the ...

A half percent drop in interest by the Federal Reserve is not directly linked to lowering mortgage rates on their own.

Australia's central bank on Tuesday held interest rates steady as expected and reiterated that policy needed to stay tight, ...

The People's Bank of China has announced moves to boost banks’ lending to consumers and corporates, and a cut to its key ...

Asian stocks are mostly higher, supported by key rate decisions last week from the U.S. Federal Reserve, Japan, and China.

People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng is set to speak to reporters Tuesday alongside two other financial regulator ...

A handful of Federal Reserve officials on Monday left open the door to additional large interest-rate cuts, noting that ...

The Federal Reserve made its biggest rate cut in 16 years—we look at what usually happens in the stock market when the Fed ...

Since the 1970s, the performance of the S&P 500 has been slightly below average in the 12 months after the first interest ...

Key Takeaways Federal Reserve officials said Monday that the economy remains strong, but that they will be monitoring ...

When the Federal Reserve reduces interest rates, it causes HELOC rates and new home equity loan rates to drop as well.

Benchmark lending rates in the wake of the Federal Reserve's big rate cut last week, its first in four years, have been ...