If the Trump administration is serious about housing affordability, it needs to toss out some rules, Satish Mansukhani writes in a guest commentary.

Mortgage rates have settled into a higher zone than you grew used to in the 2010s, and that shift is reshaping the math on whether you should renovate your current place or shop for a new address. With borrowing costs no longer at rock-bottom,

Social Security’s 2.8% COLA for 2026 may not keep pace with inflation if tariffs drive costs higher. COLAs are based on worker spending patterns rather than retiree spending, leading to insufficient adjustments. The Fed’s recent rate cuts won’t solve ...

The Fed is cutting its discount rate again, but Americans will be disappointed with the results, as the Fed’s latest action only contributes to the

Now that the Federal Reserve has signaled lower interest rates are likely to come in the next month or so, attention will turn back to the underlying health of the economy. That will be clearer this week with an updated estimate of second-quarter gross ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Decision-makers at the Federal Reserve usually monitor issues connected to their dual mandate to keep employment high and inflation low. They prefer not to look at policy decisions made ...

Just under 90%. That's the likelihood the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates when it wraps its final 2025 meeting on December 10. Now at a range between 3.75% to 4.00%, the central bank is widely expected to issue another 25 basis point cut, bringing ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged and provided scant insight into when further cuts may take place – sparking a quick rebuke from President Donald Trump. Emerging from their first policy meeting during Trump’s second term ...