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Mortgage rates have zigzagged enough in the past few years to leave even confident homeowners second-guessing whether to refinance now or sit tight. The decision is rarely about a single number on a ...

“When you get a fixed-rate mortgage, it's like buying insurance against inflation, and you're paying for that insurance over the whole life of the mortgage,” one expert told us. The real estate market ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a ¼-point yesterday, as expected. The stock market rallied and Treasury yields fell. Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank would stay cautious on ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates steady Wednesday despite growing concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. Measures of economic confidence spanning consumers, households ...

According to Am Law data, firms expecting to increase rates by 7% to 9% this year are almost evenly split between the First Hundred and Second Hundred. For the full 2025 Am Law 200 report, click here.

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is set to pause for breath on Thursday after eight consecutive interest rate cuts, with the prospect of steeper-than-expected U.S. tariffs looming ...