A top official at the Federal Reserve is saying that this month's stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs. The ...

Fed Gov. Michelle Bowman is doubling down on her call to cut interest rates, urging the central bank to move faster to protect what she sees as a weakening jobs market.

From inflation to recession, we who cover the economy and business at NPR get asked about tariffs all the time. Here are some of the most frequent questions — and what we answer.

President Donald Trump reportedly wants the U.S. to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock in a quest to move mortgage finance ...

Trump, desperate to have a voice in Fed interest-rate decisions, got an opportunity to put his own stamp on the board earlier than expected when Adriana Kugler announced in August that she would step ...

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach believes the Fed is set to cut rates over the coming months – a move that could ...

The Federal Reserve's vice chair of supervision, Michelle Bowman, on Saturday said recent weak job data underscores her ...

Last week’s gloomy jobs report emphasizes the case for a cut, the Fed governor says.

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since March because job growth has been surprisingly weak this summer.