Fed Cut Rates. Mortgage Costs Went Up.

The Fed expects to cut rates more slowly in 2025. What that could mean for mortgages, debt and more
The Federal Reserve’s third interest rate cut of the year will likely have consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses
The Fed is lowering interest rates. So why are mortgage rates going up?
The central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate three times in 2024, but mortgage rates haven't followed suit. In fact, they're higher. Why?
The Fed cut interest rates but mortgage costs jumped. Here's why
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage spiked after the Federal Reserve cut rates. Experts say expectations for rate cuts in 2025 fueled the jump.
Fed Cuts Interest Rate by a Quarter Point, but Don't Expect Big Declines for Mortgages Yet
In remarks at a postmeeting press conference on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that policymakers are now equally attuned to risks from both sides of the mandate, and would proceed cautiously with future rate cuts to avoid reigniting rapid inflation.
Fed lowers interest rates again but pares back plans for more cuts in the future
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made another cut in interest rates, but dialed back expectations for lowering rates in the near future.
What the Fed's December rate cut means for mortgage interest rates
The Fed's December rate decision reflects growing confidence in the economy's trajectory and the continued moderation of inflation pressures, despite an uptick in the inflation rate over the last few months.
The Fed cuts interest rates once again in its final decision of the year
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, with the central bank expected to move more slowly in 2025.
The Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again by a Quarter-Point
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year on Wednesday, by a quarter of a percentage point. The Federal Open Market Committee moved ahead with a rate cut as expected. The latest decision means the target range for the federal-funds rate is now 4.
There’s now a 40% chance the Fed will pivot back to hiking rates again next year, top economist says
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The case for a pause, a cut, or a hike: What markets see for rates after the Fed upended forecasts
Fed fund futures show the market believes the chance that the Fed won't cut interest rates at all next year have climbed ...
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Dow falls 1,100 points on disappointing Fed interest rate news
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Fed cuts interest rates, delivering relief for borrowers at last meeting before Trump takes office
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Rates can still go down 'a fair amount,' Chicago Fed's Goolsbee says
A "little more uncertainty" and noise in recent economic data prompted Chicago Fed President Austin Goolsbee to make his ...
Fed's Inflation Gauge Shows Easing Price Pressures in November
Inflation in the U.S. showed signs of cooling in November as price increases slowed sharply after two months of gains.