Trump instructs GSEs to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities, aiming to lower rates as MBS portfolios near regulatory caps.

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, expecting the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates in 2026.

President Donald Trump again pressed the Federal Reserve to cut interbank lending rates as the administration's sweeping tariffs are set to resume next month.

Ahead of the New Year's holiday, President Donald Trump said he will make a decision on who he wants to lead the Federal Reserve by January. Current Chair Jerome Powell's term expires in May 2026, and he has made it clear he will fulfill his obligation running the central bank.

The competition to lead the central bank of the United States appears to have narrowed down to two primary candidates. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal from the Oval Office on Friday, President Donald Trump indicated he is deciding between National ...

President Trump said he's preparing measures to ban large-scale institutional investors from buying single-family homes to lower housing costs.

The Fed heads into 2026 divided over rate cuts as mixed economic signals and a new Trump-appointed chair test policy consensus.

In coming months, markets will undoubtedly obsess over President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve and whether this will give him the control he seeks over interest rates. Yet that’s not the only challenge the world’s most powerful central bank will face in 2026.

President Donald Trump said he expects to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in January, a highly anticipated moment.

The central bank has long abused its power in ways that benefit the financial sector at the expense of everyone else.

Mortgage bonds rose and home-lender stocks rallied after President Donald Trump said he was directing the purchase of $200 billion of the securities in a move to bring down the cost of housing.