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Economy Primed for Lower Interest Rates as Inflation Remains a Problem

The Federal Reserve is expected to begin lowering interest rates next month, and that should boost the consumer economy.

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Stay Put-for Now-While Fed's Next Step Looms

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered at 6.58% for the week ending Aug. 21, same as last week.

Warning Signs Abound In Trade Data As Fed Hints At Lowering Interest Rates

In just three months, tariffs as a percentage of imports quadrupled, topping 10% for the first time in two decades, according ...

Here Are The Stocks That Are Likely To Benefit From Lower Interest Rates

Stocks soared on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank may be ready to resume cutting ...

Federal Reserve considers interest rate cuts amid economic challenges from tariffs

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank might lower interest rates soon, which could reduce ...

There's no particular rush to lower interest rates, says Ed Yardeni

Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Research president, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, the Fed's inflation fight, ...

Powell didn't promise September interest rate cut, may hold steady if data is ugly, Rosengren says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell didn't "promise" to cut interest rates in September and may not adjust rates if there are ...

Dow soars more than 900 points after Fed hints at interest rate cuts

The hope among investors had been that Powell would hint that the Fed's first cut to interest rates of the year may be ...

Here are 4 ways lower interest rates could affect your personal finances

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted interest rate cuts could be coming soon in a speech on Friday, a move that could affect everyone from global markets to individual Americans.