which could lead to increased debate about cutting Japan’s consumption tax rate,” said Daiju Aoki, chief Japan economist at UBS SuMi Trust Wealth Management. “That would push up Japan’s long-term ...

Mortgage Rates Rise Ahead of Inflation Data: Today's Mortgage Rates, July 14, 2025 Investors will be closely watching for signs of tariff-induced price growth in tomorrow's figures.

Mortgage rates snapped a five-week streak of declines and ticked up on Thursday, following a strong jobs report that dramatically reduced the odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has sketched out new conditions that could trigger rate cuts by summer’s end, but inflation remains a big question.

Financial markets bet that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the second half of the year. For the Fed, the first half of the year was all about uncertainty.

There's a chance Donald Trump won't get lower interest rates even after he finds a replacement for Fed Chair Powell, market pros told BI.

Mortgage rates continued to fall, causing more homeowners to apply to refinance at those lower rates. Homebuyers, however, were less impacted by lower rates.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell blames President Donald Trump's unpredictable trade war for keeping interest rates stubbornly high.

Fed Chair Says Trump Screwed Himself on Demand for Low Interest Rates Donald Trump has been demanding that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Jerome Powell finally said why they haven’t.