Stocks ended last week slightly down after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank's wait-and-see approach to interest rate policy and President Trump unveiled a trade deal ...

Crucial topics in economics go in and out like fashion trends. When I first taught macroecon in the 1980s, the money supply ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been elevated recently thanks to uncertainty around ...

Federal Reserve officials backed Chair Jerome Powell’s “wait-and-see” message on Friday, signaling they won’t rush to respond ...

The top CD rates are still over 4% in May 2025. Locking in a great rate now will pay off if rate cuts become a reality later ...

Eagle Bancorp faces pressure from CRE exposure and deposit costs, but strong capital ratios and deep value pricing offer ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it ...

A top Federal Reserve official said Friday that massive uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs has caused some businesses to cut back on hiring and spending, threatening to slow the ...

The Fed should not commit to further interest rate cuts until it is clear whether the Trump administration's tariff policies ...

The Federal Reserve needs more time to see how the economy responds to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff and other ...

That, in essence, is the question that investors face with so-called rate-hedged bond funds. These funds combine a standard portfolio of bonds with specialized investments in various derivatives that ...