US banks tap Fed repo facility as overnight rates climb, signaling funding strain

U.S. banks borrowed $6.5 billion from the Federal Reserve's Standing Repo Facility (SRF) on Wednesday, central bank data ...

Disagreement at Fed to be expected when rates are close to appropriate: economist

Recent speeches by Federal Reserve officials have demonstrated an ongoing divide between those who want to ease more and ...

How does the Fed influence mortgage rates? Here's what to know as policymakers consider trimming borrowing costs.

Experts say Americans shouldn't expect a further decline in mortgage rates immediately after the Fed's September meeting.

Fed Chair Powell Rules Out Direct Intervention in Mortgage Market To Reduce Rates

Powell rejected suggestions that the Fed should increase its mortgage-backed securities holdings to bring down mortgage rates ...

Mortgage Rates After the Fed’s Move: A Reality Check for Homebuyers

The Fed’s September rate cut hasn’t played out the way many homebuyers expected. Here’s how mortgage costs have shifted—and ...

Which impacts mortgage interest rates more: the Fed or the 10-year Treasury yield? Experts weigh in

The experts we spoke with agree that Treasury yields have the greatest impact on mortgage rates because of the duration. The ...
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Federal Reserve Chair Powell Signals End to Quantitative Tightening in Months

Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve System, hinted on the 14th (local time) that quantitative tightening (QT)—the ...

Fed Officials Are Divided About Interest Rates

Key Takeaways Federal Reserve officials have voiced differing opinions about how the central bank should set interest rates ...