Explore Gibson's Paradox, the historical link between interest rates and price levels, understood through a century of data. Discover why it remains debated.
Mortgage interest rates have been gradually declining, but will they continue to fall this month? Here's what to know.
Learn what a pass-through rate is and how it determines net interest for investors in mortgage-backed securities. Understand ...
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, despite relentless attacks from President Trump, who wants borrowing costs to be much lower.
The neutral rate—the interest rate at which monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive—is a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed, only estimated. The neutral rate is an ...
All eyes turn toward the Federal Reserve today as the central bank meets for its final meeting of 2025. Hope for another interest rate cut is now high. A cut in the form of 25 basis points is expected ...
President Trump has proposed a 10% credit card interest rate cap for one year to ease high borrowing costs. The idea could help people with credit card debt save on interest. However, banks and ...
Trump’s 10% credit card interest cap sounds like consumer relief, but Wall Street is panicking, credit could tighten, and the politics behind the promise may matter more than the policy itself.
Trump’s interference with the Fed is not just about interest rates but the independence of the central bank, which has increasingly come under pressure during the Republican President’s second term. W ...