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On October 1, the rate on the 10-year treasury bond, the fixed-income benchmark that exerts the strongest influence on equity valuations, stood at a highly-favorable 3.74%. The rate had dropped ...
The effective federal funds rate over time, through December 2023. This is a list of historical rate actions by the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC controls the supply of credit to banks and the sale of treasury securities. The Federal Open Market Committee meets every two months during the fiscal year.
The current average interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.00% for purchase and 7.05% for refinance, up 21 basis points from 6.79% for purchase and up 29 basis points from 6.76% for ...
At the conclusion of its eighth and final rate-setting policy meeting of the year on December 18, 2024, the Federal Reserve announced it was lowering the federal funds target interest rate by 25 ...
At the conclusion of its sixth rate-setting policy meeting of 2024 on September 18, 2024, the Federal Reserve announced it was lowering the federal funds target interest rate by 50 basis points to ...
The U.S. prime rate is in principle the interest rate at which a supermajority (3/4ths) of American banking institutions grant loans to their most creditworthy corporate clients. [1] As such, it serves as the de facto floor for private-sector lending, and is the baseline from which common "consumer" interest rates are set (e.g. credit card rates).
For example, Series EE Savings Bonds currently earn a 2.60% interest rate, which is subject to change after 20 years. Series I Savings Bonds are fixed at 3.11%, though this rate may change every ...
New data from Freddie Mac shows average mortgage rates for 30-year terms sliding closer to 6.00% as of Friday, September 20, 2024, rounding out a week in which the Federal Reserve announced a long ...