Discover how easy money policy lowers interest rates, boosts lending, and stimulates economic growth. Learn the tools used and the effects on your financial decisions.

A clear, practical breakdown of inflation, GDP, recessions, and interest rates — explained simply for professionals, business ...

Learn how interest rates affect savings, borrowing, and the economy, impacting personal and business finances. Discover their role in investments and economic trends.

The Fed could have waited for delayed economic reports on inflation and employment, Goolsbee says Top officials at the Federal Reserve are not in agreement about how to help the economy. Two top ...

Inflation is on the rise again. That was the major economic takeaway on Friday morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its delayed reading on inflation for September. Released later than ...

Mortgage rates are expected to decline marginally throughout the rest of 2025, but 30-year fixed rates aren't likely to dip below 6% until the end of 2026. However, the mortgage rates forecast changes ...

November's inflation cooldown reflects a mix of easing price pressures and shifting expectations, not a simple victory over ...

Tariff policy remains a dominant macro risk for H2 2025, with new August 1 tariffs likely to drive further volatility and inflation uncertainty. Recent CPI data shows early signs of tariffs impacting ...

Inflation isn’t a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don’t know exactly how inflation works, ...

Inflation sits at the center of modern economic cycles. When inflation is high, central banks raise interest rates, reduce liquidity and push investors toward safer assets. When inflation falls, ...

Federal Reserve Governors Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller on Friday released statements outlining why they supported an interest rate cut at this week's meeting. It marked the first time in ...