Last week, the Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-point rate cut at the close of its October meeting, lowering the benchmark rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%, with the goal of helping to ease borrowing ...

The Bank of England will cut interest rates twice more to 3.5% by June before monetary easing ends, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday as it upgraded UK growth. In ...

BOJ to weigh 'pros and cons' of rate hike in December, Ueda says Rate hike is easing of accelerator, not applying brakes -Ueda Yen, bond yields rise as markets raise bets of December hike BOJ to offer ...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 30: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answers questions from reporters following the regular Federal Open Market Committee meetings at the Fed on July 30, 2025 in Washington ...

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Mortgage rates stayed steady through most of 2025, but two consecutive Federal Reserve rate cuts in September and October signaled a slowing economy and cooling housing market. While federal fund ...

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...

In major reversal, the odds of a December interest rate cut have risen to 79% from around 40% earlier this month. The jump in expectations came after New York Fed President John Williams said further ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference in October. Over the past month, there have been sharp public disagreements among Federal Reserve officials about the likely path of ...