The Iran cease-fire may be the ‘green light’ the Fed needs.

Nominal interest rates have real effects. Residential mortgages and other real world debt contracts require a sequence of constant nominal payments. Combined with payment-to-income constraints, these ...

A “real” interest rate accounts for the impact of inflation on a given rate of interest. It’s very important to your returns.

During President Donald Trump's first stint in the Oval Office, the S&P 500 rocketed by 70%. While the market continued roaring during the early part of President Joe Biden's tenure, stocks ...

As real interest rates (TIP) surged during the Federal Reserve's 2022-2023 tightening cycle, gold (XAUUSD:CUR) prices stopped responding in the way prior cycles would have implied. Pre-2022, gold ...

The factors behind the most recent bout of dollar weakness are well-established: central bank’s reserve diversification, geopolitical risk, tariff policy and threats to the Federal Reserve’s ...

Looking to buy a home or refinance your current one now? These are the mortgage interest rates you'll need to know.

Since 2022, the Federal Reserve has instituted a number of changes to monetary policy. Meanwhile, inflation has dropped from 9.1% to 2.4% over the last few years. While inflation continues to cool off ...