Those residing in the Pacific Time zone will have the interest rate of their loans fixed at 5%; Mountain Time will be 6%; Central Time, 7%, and Eastern Time, 8%. Yes, the above decrees sound absurd, ...

More than four million borrowers could potentially benefit from locking in a lower rate. Here’s what to consider. By Tara Siegel Bernard Now that mortgage rates have declined closer to 6 percent, a ...

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time in a row on labor market concerns – but Chair Jerome Powell said another cut in December is “far from” ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second consecutive month Wednesday as questions swirl about the true strength of the U.S. economy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of ...

Homeowners received some welcome news this week via falling home equity borrowing rates, which dropped to their lowest point since 2023. According to Bankrate's national survey of lenders, the average ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this past week by a quarter of a percentage point. But where rates go from here is a coin toss, at best, given that Fed members’ latest forecasts diverge widely.

Nigeria’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 , amid slowing inflation and a recent strengthening in the naira. The 12-member monetary policy ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the first time in 2025 and released policymakers' quarterly forecast of economic conditions that shows the potential outlook for further rate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Weinstein covers topics ranging from the Fed to the cost of college. Sep 17, 2025, 10:48pm EDT At its September 17th meeting the ...