House prices in New Zealand rose slightly in October, as falling interest rates inspired confidence among buyers, the Real ...

To better understand the future direction of mortgage rates, we need to understand what factors influence them.

Inflation and labor data are a barometer for the health of the economy and influence the Fed's decision to adjust interest ...

Wages growth in Australia slows to 3.5 per cent over the past year, according to official data, still outpacing inflation to ...

Incoming US President Donald Trump's trade policies will reduce New Zealand's economic ... inflation and higher interest rates for most of the year. Although inflation had eased, headwinds continued, ...

This week, the RBA held the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent, despite inflation falling substantially since its peak in 2022 ...

Compared to its March forecast ... rate of price growth since April 2021. Central banks around the world, including the Bank of England (BoE), have been using higher interest rates to try to ease ...

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and roughly maintained its forecast that inflation will hover near its 2% inflation target in coming years, signalling its readiness ...

Inflation has fallen since it hit 11.1 per cent in October 2022, which was the highest rate for 40 years. Interest rates are expected to fall to 3.5 per cent in the final year of the forecast ...

High interest ... or Fed rate. Though the Fed's moves do trickle down to these and other long-term mortgage rates, the effect isn't direct or immediate. So on these loans, the forecast isn't ...

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has pushed back its forecast of when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will start cutting interest rates, following today’s inflation figures. The rate call means none of the ...

The Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates for the first time ... The Fed began increasing rates in March 2022. Despite some outcry, the Fed kept rates elevated to fight inflation.