The neutral rate—the interest rate at which monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive—is a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed, only estimated. The neutral rate is an ...

BENGALURU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank will keep its policy rate unchanged at zero for a second consecutive meeting on Thursday and through 2026 as inflation hovers near the bottom of ...

There is a recognition within the Federal Reserve that even after 150bp of cumulative interest rate cuts, monetary policy remains modestly restrictive. However, officials’ relative position on the ...

The Bank of Japan will raise its policy interest rate next week, resuming the hiking cycle for the first time since January, according to a Bloomberg survey of BOJ watchers. All 50 economists expect ...

SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) -Citing worries about inflation and signs of relative stability in the labor market after two U.S. interest rate cuts this year, a growing number of Federal Reserve ...

Mortgage rates stayed steady through most of 2025, but two consecutive Federal Reserve rate cuts in September and October signaled a slowing economy and cooling housing market. While federal fund ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to “examine the Semiannual Monetary ...

Trade and industry have all along been protesting against the monetary policy stance. The recent reduction in the policy rate appears a step of keeping coordination with the international banking ...

Since the Fed’s rate cut at the end of October, the entire yield curve from the 3-month Treasury yield to the 30-year Treasury yield has risen. Mortgage rates have risen too. The Fed has cut by 150 ...

Mortgage rates are steady near three-month highs even as the Federal Reserve signals another cut this week. Spreads have narrowed but remain wide, while homebuyer affordability is seeing modest gains.