After reaching a peak of 7.04% in January 2025, mortgage rates retreated to the mid-6% range in March but then reversed ...

Bank of England could cut base rate if jobs market continues to slow – Bailey - Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions ...

Employment reports, particularly the nonfarm payroll jobs growth number (NFP), have the most significant impact on trading ...

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was around 6.7% on Monday, down roughly 0.25% from the previous month, according ...

Interest rate forecast 2026. Economists anticipate interest rates will drift lower at a slower pace in 2026. The FOMC projects fed funds rates of 2.9% at year-end 2026 and 2027.

Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has reiterated that rate decisions will be data-driven — by inflation, and employment.

The stock market is down sharply today after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than expected. Latest U.S.

And since mortgage rates drive so much of the U.S. housing market, I thought I’d collect the best thinking here. We recently released the HousingWire Housing Market 2025 Forecast .

Hunter Housing Economics is a little on the higher end, with the research firm predicting that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate will average 6.6% in 2025 and 6.5% in 2026.. Housing economist Brad ...

Forget 2023 and interest-rate increases. When the Federal Reserve releases its latest interest-rate forecasts on Wednesday afternoon, many investors will be focused on how much officials expect to ...

Inflation has tumbled from its peak of 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.7% on the back of the Fed’s rate hikes. Yet the unemployment rate, at a still-low 3.8%, has scarcely budged.

Market Extra Stock market to face reality check when Fed updates its interest-rate forecasts How the ‘dot plot’ changes — and how Fed Chair Jerome Powell addresses those changes — will be ...