The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system’s website: a payment plan from lender AccessOne. The plans offer “easy ways to make monthly payments” on medical bills, the website says. You don’t need good credit to get…

Building society says it expects relatively few of its customers to default on repayments in cost of living crisis

Asian stocks are mixed after a Federal Reserve official suggested U.S. interest rates might have to be raised higher than expected to cool inflation

Although inflation eased slightly last month, the Fed has indicated a higher-than-expected final level of interest rates. This is expected to keep the high-growth Internet stocks under pressure in the upcoming months. Thus, it could be wise to sell fundamentally weak internet stocks Snap (SNAP), IAC Inc. (IAC), Zhihu (ZH),…

Housing announcements were scarce but the Budget will impact buyers, homeowners and sellers over the next few months and years. Is it all doom and gloom?

Fed official James Bullard says interest rates have to go even higher to bring down inflation, while others disagree.

Experts feel the property market has been 'ignored' in the Chancellor's statement despite the mortgage turmoil that has occurred since the mini budget

With the Fed indicating that the final level of interest rates will be higher than expected, many analysts expect the economy to slip into a recession next year. Since the stock market will likely remain under pressure, investors should consider buying fundamentally strong stocks UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Merck & Co.…

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan.