30-year mortgage rates rise as Federal Reserve prepares 2022 rate hikes
Mortgage rates are up slightly but could see much more growth as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise rates. Here's how homeowners can benefit now.
Fed eyes up to 3 interest rate hikes in 2022 to address high inflation
Fed officials also plan to accelerate the central bank's tapering of bond purchases as they adjust their economic outlook on high inflation.
Inflation hits 39-year high — here's what that means for interest rates
Inflation is surging at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years. Now, the Federal Reserve is discussing raising rates up to three times in 2022.
Cryptos bounce as Powell calls them speculative, but not a risk to financial stability
Bitcoin is trading higher Thursday morning following a jump on Wednesday afternoon after the conclusion of the Fed's final policy meeting of the year and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference.
Investors react to Federal Reserve announcement of stronger than expected inflation
Former Wells Fargo chief economist John Silvia and Federated Hermes CIO of global equities Steve Auth respond to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's last announcement of 2021.
Fed’s Powell talks inflation, interest rates
Fed Chair Powell faces the music as inflation runs wild despite earlier views of it being "transitory" even as gas and food prices soar.
Dow jumps 382 points as Fed eases into next moves
Investors await the Federal Reserve's final meeting of the year.
Fed doubles taper rate, eyes three interest rate hikes in 2022 as inflation soars
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced plans to accelerate the wind down of its aggressive bond-buying program, opening the door to interest-rate liftoff in the first half of next year as policymakers seek to combat the hottest inflation in four decades.
Federal Reserve about to turn more aggressive, economist warns
Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi predicts the Fed will announce bond rollbacks and rate hikes to take effect in March.
Fed expected to speed up taper timeline this week as inflation hits 39-year high
Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday are expected to lay out plans to begin accelerating the winding down of their massive bond-buying program as they seek to remove the crutches from the U.S. economy in order to combat the hottest inflation in four decades.
Stock futures slip ahead of Fed meeting
Investors are watching to see if the uptick in Covid-19 cases and the new Omicron variant changes how quickly the Fed will wind down easy-money policies that have helped fuel this year’s stock rally when it concludes its meeting Wednesday.
Stocks fall ahead of Fed meeting, inflation data
Investors traded lightly ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting later this week and a key report on inflation due Tuesday.
Varney warns over Biden, Democrats' 'dangerous' behavior
FOX Business' Stuart Varney blasts Biden for pushing his expensive economic agenda amid surging inflation and how the Fed will solve it
White House dodges question about inflation, touts strength of economic recovery
National Economic Council Director Brian Deese dodged a reporter's question about inflation, instead opting to tout the economic recovery from the pandemic
Fed to lift rates in Q3 next year, but risk comes sooner: Reuters poll
The U.S. Federal Reserve will raise rates in the third quarter of next year, earlier than expected a month ago, according to economists in a Reuters poll who mostly said the risk was that a hike comes even sooner.
Why December is a win-win for stocks
Stocks are having a hot December, which historically is a banner month for investors.
Slow job growth in November unlikely to keep interest rates low, economists say
The latest jobs report did not meet economists' expectations, but it's unlikely to change the course of interest rates or the Federal Reserve's planned rate hikes for 2022. Here's why.
Fed poses bigger risk to stocks than omicron variant, Morgan Stanley says
The newest coronavirus variant may have fueled stock-market volatility in recent days, but Morgan Stanley analysts are arguing that stock investors should be more concerned about the Federal Reserve and its newfound response to the "on fire" economic data.
Republicans to fight Lael Brainard's Fed vice chair nomination
Jerome Powell is expected to sail through Congress for a second term as Fed head but vice chair Lael Brainard may not have the same luck.
US hiring stumbles in November as economy adds just 210,000 new jobs
The Labor Department released the highly anticipated November jobs report on Friday morning, shedding light on the labor market's continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.



















