These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Where mortgage rates go this year depends on inflation and Fed policy.

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) and the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) ETFs have slipped this year, which may continue in February. The VGLT fund traded at $55.67, down by 11% from ...

The Fed sets short-term interest rates, but does not directly control mortgage rates, which tend to move in tandem with the yields on long-term bonds. Those long-term rates are dependent on investor ...

The split came into clear focus on Friday, the first day Fed officials spoke publicly in the wake of the decision earlier in the week to hold its benchmark interest rate steady in a range of 4.25%-4.5 ...

Some economic forces are impossible to ignore. That seems to be developing between the Trump White House and the bond market, ...

A former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to pass confidential U.S. economic ...

It takes time for the Fed’s decisions to filter through the economy — and then even more time for consumers to see the ...

The Fed made the right call in hitting pause this week. "I'm not sure that pausing is really all the bad for stocks in the ...

Trump's proposed tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China have already affected the economy before a single cent of goods have been taxed.

The battle for authority between President Trump and Fed Chairman Powell has begun, with Trump pushing for a rate cut and Powell holding steady.

The Fed uses interest rates "like a gas pedal and a brake pedal," Forbes said. Lowering rates stimulates the economy; raising ...

The European Central Bank cut rates on Thursday, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, and the Bank of England is likely to do so next week.