High CD interest rates may not stay where they are for much longer. Here's what to expect this April (and beyond).

The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select ...

If the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark rate this year, it will push savings and CD rates lower. Here's what the central ...

Rates for new 30-year loans edged lower for a second day, joining almost every other loan type in a decline Monday. The ...

Another rate cut may be on the agenda this year, but the Fed is surveying the economy before making its next move. Here's what you need to know about the federal funds rate — and why it matters.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The federal funds rate is one of the Federal Reserve’s key tools for guiding U.S. monetary policy. It impacts everything from the ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at the end of its two-day meeting on March 19. Although the central bank is on the sidelines, for now, some consumer loan rates are starting to ease, ...

The central bank penciled in two rate cuts for 2025, but President Trump’s sweeping agenda has injected “remarkably high” ...

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

Keeping up with weekly housing market trends can help you make an informed decision — but if you can find a house that works ...

Second, the central bank aims to keep the economy operating at full employment -- although it doesn't have a specific target ...

A plan to target federal funds for communities with birth and marriage rates above the national average could end up ...