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Mortgage rates went up right after the Fed cut interest rates. Here’s why.
Here’s a puzzle for market watchers: Hours after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time since 2020, mortgage rates ticked...
Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in two years: Here’s how much money you need to buy a $400,000 home
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in two years a day after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate.The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
A Fed rate cut with the stock market at a record high? Here’s what history says.
In those instances, stocks tended to rise on decision day (not including Wednesday) — up 71.4% of the time with a median gain of...
Stock-market reaction up for debate as bets on a big Fed rate cut refuse to die
It was supposed to be settled by now.The Federal Reserve is virtually certain to deliver an interest-rate cut when it concludes its policy meeting...
Interest rates are dropping. Why so many investors are clinging to cash, CDs and savings accounts.
When the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in 2022, financial adviser David Flores Wilson needed time convincing clients to put their cash in...