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S&P 500 Climbs As Fed Opens Door To Resuming Rate Cuts

The week's biggest market-moving news came on Friday, 22 Aug. 2025, when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door ...

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.

Treasury yields rise amid questions on Fed's ability to cut rates in September

Treasurys sold off slightly in Monday morning trading, but held on to the bulk of Friday's rally, as strategists raised ...

Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming ...

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.

TSX down as Fed rate cut-driven rally pauses

Canada's main stock index slipped on Monday, kicking off a week of earnings from top domestic lenders, after U.S. Federal ...

Fed Chair Powell Faces Fresh Challenges to Fed Independence Amid Potential Rate Cuts

There are 19 members of the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee, 12 of whom vote on rate decisions. One of them, Beth ...

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 ...

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 ...

India's equity benchmarks rise on Fed rate cut hopes

Indian shares kicked the week off on a positive note as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinting at an interest rate ...

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.