My suggestion last year that Massachusetts move away from the "free market" approach it uses to set hospital reimbursement* rates was not well received by the hospital world. But, this year, as people ...

Discover how banks set loan interest rates, from Federal Reserve policies to market trends and borrower creditworthiness, for ...

Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, minutes from last month’s meeting, released Wednesday, showed. A ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third ...

The Federal Reserve’s rate cut last week is unlikely to help many Americans soon buy a home. But for the businesses involved in buying, selling and financing offices, apartment buildings and malls, ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again for the second straight meeting, a sign that officials are more focused on safeguarding the job market and shielding the economy from a recession than ...