Dropping rates more than conditions warrant would stimulate the economy in the short term but could lead to trouble, our ...

Asian shares and U.S. futures are higher after U.S. stocks rose, regaining more of their losses for the week. The Bank of ...

CD account interest rates remain competitive at the start of 2026. Here's what a good long-term CD account rate is now.

According to MarketsandMarkets™, the global Low Voltage DC Circuit Breaker Market size is projected to grow from USD 1.80 billion in 2025 to USD 2.52 billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate ...

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve. His Justice Department is ...

Determining what the S&P 500 will do in 2026 is almost impossible and depends on the fate of the U.S. economy, government policy, earnings growth and other trends. Years of soaring inflation, ...

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high on Friday and indicated more were in the pipeline as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement. The unanimous vote to lift the main ...

Central banks around the world are starting to ease monetary policies, but interest rates remain historically elevated. Relatively high global interest rates have become the defining financial force ...

Your Dec. 10 editorial raises the right question, “A Divided Fed Cuts Rates Again—but Why?,” yet it falls short by suggesting that faster economic growth forecasts are a reason not to cut. That’s the ...

A decrease in oil supply drives up oil prices, which can raise unemployment and inflation. To counter adverse effects on inflation, a central bank may choose to increase its policy rate, potentially ...

Mortgage rates have been largely unchanged. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates a quarter of a percentage point this week, delivering its third rate cut since September. The policy brightened ...