Inflation strains, weak jobs, and a new Fed chair reshape the 2026 outlook.

Three members of the Federal Reserve's policy committee discussed interest rates on Friday, and fittingly, given the divisions on the committee, had three different views on where it should go.

The Federal Reserve will announce if they will cut rates again in December's meeting — their last meeting of 2025. The decision will determine whether borrowers get more relief on interest rates.

The Federal Reserve’s “manipulations” around the cost of money will drive people into riskier investments as the return environment moderates, Oaktree Capital Management LP co-founder Howard Marks warned,

The cut of a quarter-point will likely make it cheaper for average Americans to secure mortgages, pay credit card debt or finance cars.