After Fed rate cut, the next 6 months will be crucial for investors. Here’s why. Traders brace for volatility as more than $5 ...

The rand has survived a turbulent week of interest rate decisions and has come out on the front foot—which means good news ...

The biggest gains, however, tend to come after the Fed begins cutting rates following a stock market panic. Following the first Fed rate cut in March 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the S&P 500 was up ...

The Federal Reserve has at last cut interest rates but our columnist points out a host of concerns that could weigh on ...

Over the past few years, elevated mortgage rates and sky-high housing prices have contributed to a lack of home affordability ...

U.S. stocks looked set to take a breather on Friday, closing out a great week for the market that revived investors’ dream of a so-called soft landing. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Jay Powell argued this week that the Fed is not 'behind' as it starts rate cuts. His main task in the coming months is to ...

Despite these challenges, the latest report offers some optimism. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly ...

Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate, also eased this week with the average rate falling from 5.27% to 5.15%. A ...

Gold hovered near record levels on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain after the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent ...

Lower interest rates will soften the prices consumers pay for debt — but people may not see an impact on their payments for a ...

Financial advisors say the rate cut proves the Fed thinks we’re at a point where we can safely lower interest rates to ...