The direction of mortgage interest rates this May will depend on a variety of timely factors. sakchai vongsasiripat/Getty Images We’re now in the second quarter of 2026 and the year has already been unpredictable when it comes to mortgage interest rates. After nearly four months, some rate predictions may need to be recast. If you … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects his choice for Federal Reserve chair to quickly cut interest rates once he takes office. Yet Americans shouldn’t pencil in lower borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, or business loans just yet. The odds of Kevin Warsh becoming chair by the time Jerome Powell’s … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington, D.C.’s homicide count has dropped sharply this year, falling by roughly half compared to the same period in 2025, as the Trump administration points to an aggressive federal crackdown in the nation’s capital. The administration has credited the appointment of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a surge … Read more
Physicians said Thursday that new research on deaths in ICE custody showed that “systemic weakness” in medical care at the agency has become more serious in the past two decades. Meanwhile, the number of people in immigration detention has soared and conditions have worsened during the Trump administration, with the death rate during part of … Read more
The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, down 23% since 2007. … Read more
Locking a mortgage interest rate before the Federal Reserve’s April meeting can help protect borrowers. Serhii Shleihel/Getty Images In a different economic climate, a looming Federal Reserve meeting would be welcomed warmly by borrowers, especially those looking to buy a home or refinance their existing one. The Federal Reserve, after all, is a big driver … Read more
The latest inflation numbers are out, and they show prices jumped last month, due to the war with Iran. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more. Source link
As childbearing shifts toward women 30 and older, the U.S. is moving further below the level needed to keep growing. Source link
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee thinks that the Iran war risks fueling inflation, which would make it harder for the central bank to ease interest rates in 2026. Goolsbee — who emphasized he was speaking for himself and not for the Federal Reserve as a whole — told CBS News that, before … Read more
WASHINGTON — Fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024, with the number of deaths falling by 11% to 471 from a year earlier, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday. The rate of suicides per 100,000 service members also dropped that year compared to 2023, the report said. The decrease emerged under Defense … Read more