Our methodology for determining daily mortgage rates is somewhat complex, and involves an objective component based on lenders raw prices as well as subjective impression from our network of ...

Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated. By Lydia DePillis The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that ...

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.4 percent from a year earlier, though the report’s details were more subdued than expected. By Jeanna Smialek The President-elect takes office in ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this week expressed concerns over core inflation and noted a slowing economy, cooling housing market, and lower consumer spending, leading investors to expect ...