Fed Rate Cuts Aren't a Cure-All for High Mortgage Rates

Fed Cuts Rates Again
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, the second reduction this year. A combination of strong data and Donald Trump’s return to the White House muddles the outlook on what comes next.
Fed Cuts Rates Again, This Time by a Quarter Point
Officials face new questions over what might lead to a slower pace of rate cuts after Donald Trump’s election ignited market ebullience and sent long-term rates higher.
What the Fed rate cut means for mortgage interest rates
Mortgage rates, in particular, surged last year to their highest level since 2000 but have since come down alongside inflation. But it's been a bumpy ride back to the bottom in recent weeks. What, then, does this latest Fed rate cut mean for mortgage interest rates? That's what we'll break down below.
3 reasons mortgage rates probably won't drop soon, even though the Fed just cut rates
Anticipated Fed cuts are typically baked into mortgage rates well ahead of the actual cut, so we might not see mortgage rates move much this week.
First Fed Meeting After Election: Expect a Rate Cut, but What's in Store for 2025?
The Federal Open Market Committee is meeting today, tomorrow, and again in December. After making a larger half-percent cut in September, the Fed indicated that it intended to make another half-percent cut by the end of the year. Most experts expect a quarter-percent cut at each meeting, but what about 2025?
Fed Cut Interest Rates, So Why Do Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing?
Though the Federal Reserve has been cutting interest rates, mortgage rates have been increasing or holding steady. When will potential homeowners see mortgage relief.
Fed cuts interest rates a second time but economists say 2025 outlook uncertain
Many economists still expect another quarter-point cut ahead in December. But expect more debate on the Fed's path in 2025.
Fed cuts interest rates in first meeting since Trump win
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, welcome news for consumers who have been struggling with higher rates. After a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in Washington,
Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again—But Uncertainty Swirls As Trump Policies Could Fuel Inflation
The Fed lowered rates by 25 basis points to a 20-month low, but economists say tariffs may throw a wrench in the rate cutting cycle.
Why Fed Rate Cuts Aren't a Cure-All for High Mortgage Rates
Following the Fed's 0.5% rate cut in September, mortgage rates went up, not down. Even though the central bank's policy decisions and economic outlook affect credit markets, the F
It Will Be Hard for Fed to Keep Cutting Rates After December, Furman Says
Jason Furman, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, says he expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates again in December, but after that, the pace of cutting will slow down. He's on "." (
Fed Meeting Today: FOMC Cuts Rates Again; Powell Says He Will Refuse to Resign if Trump Asks
Follow news from today's Fed meeting where the FOMC is expected to cut interest rates and chair Jerome Powell will speak.
Fed meeting today: Interest rates cut by quarter-point as Powell wrestles with Trump's election win, inflation questions
Later he added," Not permitted under the law." Trump became very critical of Powell toward the end of his first term in ...
When Is the Next Fed Meeting? See the Calendar
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage point at its meeting Thursday. Here are the scheduled meetings for ...