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Mortgage Rates Dropped Ahead of This Week's Fed Meeting—But the Link May Be Weaker Than You Think

Mortgage rates have dropped, but it's not likely tied to the latest Fed news. Here’s why waiting for a Fed rate cut could be ...

Weakening US jobs market hits center of Fed rate policy debate

Surprisingly weak July hiring data released on Friday highlighted a fractious Federal Reserve debate over whether the central ...

Fed Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller wanted 25-basis-point cut at this week's meeting

Federal Reserve Governors Bowman and Waller dissented from this week's decision to hold interest rates steady and explained ...

The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Shows Rising Price Pressures

Inflation picked up in June, as measured by the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge, reflecting the continued price pressures ...

The Fed's latest decision is leaving open a window of opportunity that many Americans may be ignoring

The Fed has taken a lot of heat for not cutting interest rates this year, but there's an overlooked opportunity amid high ...

Did the Fed just royally screw up?

“The labor market has become less dynamic and shows increasing signs of fragility,” Bowman wrote, adding that just few ...

Fed's reticence on rate cuts forces market to rethink outlook

The Federal Reserve's decision to avoid signaling imminent rate cuts despite relentless political pressure underscores its ...

The Jobs Report Stunned. The Fed Has to Recalculate.

The Fed’s next policy meeting is six weeks away. That leaves time for another jobs report, fresh inflation data, and the ...