Federal Reserve officials are expected to leave interest rates unchanged this week at a gathering that’s being overshadowed by the latest twists in a political drama surrounding the leadership handover at the US central bank.

The average mortgage interest rate on a 30-year mortgage is 6.00% as of April 27, 2026, according to Zillow. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 5.50%. While the latter type is holding steady, the former is markedly improved from where it was at the end of March, when it was 6.37%.

The U.S. Federal Reserve will wait at least six months before cutting interest rates this year, according to a Reuters poll of economists, as war-driven energy shocks reignite already-elevated inflation.

The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady this week. But its new forecast will hint at where savings and CD yields may be headed later this year.

Should savers lock in a CD account interest rate after this week's Fed meeting? It could be a smart move. Here's why.

One of the big questions surrounding the United States economy in 2026 is what the nominated Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, will do about interest rates (in coordination with

We may be less than three weeks away from a material shift to the central bank's and Wall Street's narratives.

A new Fed Chair could impact interest rates and inflation regulation, affecting everything from mortgage interest rates to the return on your savings account.