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The Federal Reserve made a 0.50 percentage point cut, double the typical reduction. Here's what's behind the decision.

Mortgage rates closely track the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually. In the ...

On Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced that the central bank would begin cutting Fed interest rates, starting with a ...

The U.S. central bank's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point leaves open the risk of a resurgence in ...

The Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points reflects its growing confidence in taming inflation and a renewed ...

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said inflation will probably prevent the Federal Reserve from lowering interest ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a ...

The US central bank's decision to slash interest rates this week is a "very positive sign" for where the world's biggest ...

Donald Trump has argued that the Fed would only cut interest rates close to the election to help his political opponents.

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