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New home sales dropped much more than expected, as high prices, high mortgage rates and weak consumer confidence ate into demand.

Economic uncertainty at home and military conflicts overseas are still having little impact on bond markets, and consequently mortgage rates are stuck.

The U.S. entered Israel's war with Iran, and the Fed's preferred inflation gauge is out Friday.

China's shrinking population is estimated to dent home demand by 0.5 million units yearly in the 2020s, Goldman Sachs estimates.

The Fed's decision to hold rates steady still has far-reaching implications for almost all forms of borrowing as well as the returns on most savings accounts.

Mortgage demand to buy a home and to refinance a loan dropped, despite falling interest rates. Weak consumer confidence is the culprit.

Sentiment among the nation's homebuilders fell due to stubbornly higher mortgage rates, tariff concerns and economic uncertainty among consumers.

From credit cards and mortgages to auto loans and savings accounts, all sorts of consumer borrowing costs may be impacted by the Fed's decision on rates.