Jim Chalmers has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s third rate cut in six months, after the cash rate was cut by 25 basis points to ...

Governor Tiff Macklem says there was a ‘clear consensus’ to stay pat, but suggests the door remains open to additional cuts ...

Mortgage rates would have to fall to lower than 4.5% or home prices would need to fall by 18% for housing to become ...

Assuming inflation remains near 2%, interest rates will likely continue to trend lower. The FOMC projects a fed funds rate of just 3.4% by the end of 2025.

But with the average mortgage interest rate around 6.50% right now - more than double what it was a few years ago - homebuyers may be looking for ways to get a rate even lower, and preferably ...

The natural rate of interest, also known as r-star, is a key variable for analyzing fiscal and monetary policy. A novel method of measuring this rate for the euro area uses a yield curve model ...

If the Fed does cut its benchmark interest rate, demand for gold could rise - pushing its price higher. And, that would be a welcomed move among gold investors.

Inflation is slowing — but so is the job market The rate cut on Wednesday comes as the annual inflation rate has fallen sharply, to 2.5% last month, from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022.