A slowing economy is a great time for investors to reevaluate their portfolios, reallocate cash into the stock market, and diversify their holdings.

American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it’s cutting its key interest

The Federal Reserve is expected to start cutting rates Wednesday. Lower interest rates on high-yield savings accounts and money-market funds will follow, likely within days or weeks. Yields on certificates of deposit have already started dropping.

Mortgage rates have dropped substantially as markets gear up for a rate cut from the Fed. Should you take advantage and refinance now, or wait?

When the Federal Reserve delivers a widely-anticipated interest rate cut on Wednesday, its first in four years, the move will resonate well beyond the United States. The size of a first move and the scale of overall easing remains open to debate,

Credit cards, mortgages and savings will be affected when the Federal Reserve makes its expected rate cut. The question this time is how, exactly.

The Federal Reserve is expected to finally announce interest-rate cuts this week. Here's everything you need to know.

A Federal Reserve interest-rate cut on Wednesday is looking all but certain. How stocks might react as the central bank loosens monetary policy, however, remains very much up in the air. History offers some guidance: the reason the Fed is cutting interest rates matters far more for markets than the simple fact that borrowing costs are coming down.