Inflation compounds over time and backward movement can cause more harm than good, but moving cash to high-yield accounts and ...

Inflation is down since its peak during the pandemic, but the feeling of sticker shock still lingers. Planet Money looks into why feelings about prices diverge so much from official inflation data.

Inflation affects where mortgage rates go next. Here’s what the newest data suggests for 2025—and what homebuyers should know ...

Here’s what the Federal Reserve rate cuts mean for your money.

Analysts expect the Fed to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing a cooling labor market as a larger concern ...

Like a line of falling dominos, lower rates from the Fed set off a chain reaction across the economy. They bring down the ...

It depends on what metric you use. The most basic overall measure of inflation is steady, or even up a little bit, depending on the time frame. But an inflation measure that excludes volatile food and ...

Nearly two dozen days have passed since a federal agency has published an economic report. The US government’s shutdown has resulted in a blackout of critical data, further clouding an already opaque ...

The first point to remember, economists say, is that the Fed believes its current benchmark interest rate — at a range of 4% to 4.25% — is so high that it is actually slowing down the U.S. economy.

Given the excitement surrounding the likelihood of another Federal Reserve rate cut by the end of this year, you might think Christmas has come early to the housing market.

Fast forward to September 2025, when the Fed cut rates again, this time by 25 basis points, lowering its benchmark range to 4 ...

As the Bank of Canada lowers its overnight lending rate, here's what it means for the average Canadian — from your savings ...