Rising US debt and economic headwinds suggest that further rate cuts may not effectively lower Treasury rates or other loan rates. Read my analysis here.

The Fed lowered rates by 25 basis points to a 20-month low, but economists say tariffs may throw a wrench in the rate cutting cycle.

Mortgage rates, in particular, surged last year to their highest level since 2000 but have since come down alongside inflation. But it's been a bumpy ride back to the bottom in recent weeks. What, then, does this latest Fed rate cut mean for mortgage interest rates? That's what we'll break down below.

On Nov. 7, the Federal Reserve implemented a 0.25% reduction to the federal funds rate, its second cut in over four years. Prospective homebuyers are eager for a silver lining in the housing market. But experts don't anticipate dramatically lower rates before the end of the year.

Traders of contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve's policy rate moved Wednesday to price in a firmer chance of another quarter-point interest-rate cut at the central bank's meeting next month, after a government report showed consumer inflation rose in October in line with economist expectations.

New inflation data out Wednesday showed consumer prices rose as forecast in October, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to lower interest rates again in December. The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.

U.S. inflation ticked higher in October, but stable core price pressures and tame month-on-month gains prompted a sigh of relief on Wall Street and likely supported bets for an end-of-year interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.