U.S. interest rates look too high, relative to inflation. A compelling argument can be made that U.S. interest rates are higher than they “should” be relative to inflation. The implication of that ...

By looking at the inflation rate each year, you can gain insight into how prices changed and how events around the globe ...

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance climbed to 6.18% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates ...

The Federal Reserve’s most important monetary policy tool is the Fed Funds Interest Rate target. By raising or lowering this benchmark, the Fed hopes to influence the cost of credit throughout the ...

What is interesting, though, is that this behavior of nominal rates obscures what is really happening ‘under the hood’ so to ...

The U.S. mortgage market is experiencing a resurgence not seen in years, as a sharp drop in borrowing costs prompted a wave of refinancing activity ahead of the Federal Reserve's widely expected ...