If the Trump administration is serious about housing affordability, it needs to toss out some rules, Satish Mansukhani writes in a guest commentary.

Mortgage rates have settled into a higher zone than you grew used to in the 2010s, and that shift is reshaping the math on whether you should renovate your current place or shop for a new address. With borrowing costs no longer at rock-bottom,

During the latter part of 2025, the Fed made three consecutive cuts to its benchmark interest rate. Those cuts came on the heels of cooling inflation and slowing economic growth. The Fed’s rate cuts might seem like good news to seniors on Social Security.

Now that the Federal Reserve has signaled lower interest rates are likely to come in the next month or so, attention will turn back to the underlying health of the economy. That will be clearer this week with an updated estimate of second-quarter gross ...

The Fed is cutting its discount rate again, but Americans will be disappointed with the results, as the Fed’s latest action only contributes to the

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Decision-makers at the Federal Reserve usually monitor issues connected to their dual mandate to keep employment high and inflation low. They prefer not to look at policy decisions made ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged and provided scant insight into when further cuts may take place – sparking a quick rebuke from President Donald Trump. Emerging from their first policy meeting during Trump’s second term ...