The stock market had a surprisingly good year. What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the ...

The U.S. stock market seems determined to defy the Federal Reserve. While the Fed has cut interest rates by a total of 100 ...

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve expects to cut its influential federal funds rate at a slower pace in the new year than ...

After ebbing slightly at the end of last week, 30-year mortgage rates surged to a five-month high. Rate movement was mixed ...

Home prices are set for a modest rise as mortgage rate uncertainty remains. Little relief is expected for renters.

Deciding where to put your hard-earned money can be complicated, but there is a strong argument to be made that at least some ...

Count us as two financial economists hoping only certain inflation measures fall slower than expected, and everyone’s ...

The effects of the Fed’s half-point rate cut in September and its quarter-point cut in November have largely been passed through to auto loans, which fell on average from a peak of 7.3% in July to 6.8 ...

With much of the globe celebrating Christmas, bitcoin (BTC) quietly appeared set to retake the $100,000 level after having fallen to below $93,000 just ahead of the holiday. The rally, however, ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the ...

Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate decisions. The Fed raised rates rapidly in 2022 and held them high throughout ...