A decrease in oil supply drives up oil prices, which can raise unemployment and inflation. To counter adverse effects on inflation, a central bank may choose to increase its policy rate, potentially ...

The Federal Reserve’s final monetary move of 2026 gave markets a clearer but still-incomplete vision of where interest rates might be heading next year—a year likely marked by continued concerns over ...

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 ...

Fed Chair Powell’s hawkish rhetoric on rates in October, gave Morgan Stanley’s economists a bum steer. His message back then that another cut was far from a foregone conclusion persuaded Morgan ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday in an unusually narrow vote, underscoring the divides among bank officials over the effect rate cuts will have on inflation and employment. The Federal ...

The Federal Reserve proceeded with another interest rate cut of 0.25 percentage points at today’s meeting. This was expected by most market participants, with around a 90% implied probability ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year, but officials were divided over their next move. Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, said “we haven’t made any decision about ...

Carsten Brzeski is Chief Economist in Germany. He covers economic and political developments in Germany and the Eurozone, including the monetary policy of the ECB. EUR/USD is still struggling to find ...

The Fed cut interest rates on Wednesday, but three officials cast dissenting votes—one in favor of a larger cut and two in favor of no cut at all. Six “soft dissenters” projected no change in the rate ...

Dubai 24K gold at Dh519.75 as global bullion nears record on Fed and Venezuela risks Dubai: Dubai gold prices are hovering just below their all-time highs, tracking a powerful global rally in bullion.

The Federal Reserve’s December 10 rate cut has accelerated a trend that’s been building momentum all year: institutional investors are piling into ETFs at a pace we haven’t seen before. With the ...

While the average current 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) checked in at 6.30% on Dec. 10, according to Mortgage News Daily, homebuyers are looking ahead to 2026 even as they analyze current trends.