The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage stands at 6.12%. Mortgage rates this week fell to their lowest level in 15 months, easing borrowing costs for homebuyers eager for a thaw in the ...

Many mortgage lenders are cutting tracker and variable rates for existing customers as the dust settles on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate from 4% to 3.75% just days ago (on ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...

TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will proceed with a 25-basis-point interest rate hike to 0.75% at its December meeting and raise borrowing costs to at least 1% by the end of September next ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...

Bitcoin has erased all of this year's gains and investors are nervous. Fed tone will impact prices as much as (if not more than) the rate decision itself. Look to the long term -- cryptocurrencies ...

Mortgage rates are steady near three-month highs even as the Federal Reserve signals another cut this week. Spreads have narrowed but remain wide, while homebuyer affordability is seeing modest gains.

Mortgage rates are up sharply over the last few days, even though the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates later today. That’s a departure from how rates have traditionally moved ahead of ...

John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs “in the near term.” By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve.

With a December Fed rate cut in question, mortgage rates should shift higher. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

After weeks of anticipation, the Federal Reserve trimmed its benchmark interest rate today, dropping the benchmark rate by another 25 basis points, marking its second rate cut of 2025. The move, which ...