At the Fed's meeting on Wednesday, chair Jerome Powell struck a cautious tone on how the Fed is reading the impacts of the war in the Middle East.

Mortgage rates rose once again this week as the Federal Reserve flagged renewed inflation concerns.

These are today's mortgage and refinance interest rates. 30-year fixed mortgage rates stepped higher following the Fed's second interest rate pause of 2026.

These are today's HELOC and home equity loan rates. Following the continuing Fed interest rate pause, second mortgage pricing is expected to remain mostly unchanged.

A fresh wave of attacks hitting some of the world’s most critical energy facilities has stoked fears of deeper and more prolonged disruptions to global supplies.

Oil and natural gas prices spiked Thursday, as Iran ramped up strikes on energy infrastructure across the Middle East and attacked one of the world’s most important liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar.

An Iranian missile inflicted “extensive damage” on a Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant. Also, a gas facility in Abu Dhabi was shut after being hit by falling debris from an intercepted strike and two oil refineries in

The question on everyone’s mind this week seems to be some variation of “When will the Iran war be over?” Americans don’t see the point, and their anger is only growing as the death toll rises and the economic damage deepens.

Brent crude oil traded above $114 a barrel after Iran struck Qatar’s largest energy site, the Ras Laffan gas field. The attack was in response to Israeli strikes against the Iranian South Pars gas field.View on euronews

In normal times, the Federal Reserve would more or less ignore an oil price shock like the one we’re in now.

Overseas investors net sold roughly ¥491 billion ($3.1 billion) of Japanese cash equities in the week ending March 13, the largest amount since September, according to data from Japan Exchange Group Inc. The selloff marks the end of a nine-week buying str

Overseas investors net sold roughly ¥491 billion ($3.1 billion) of Japanese cash equities in the week ending March 13, the largest amount since September, according to data from Japan Exchange Group Inc. The selloff marks the end of a nine-week buying str

The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 3.75% in the wake of the oil and gas price hikes following the start of the Iran war. The decision Thursday was widely anticipated after the United States and Israel started bombing Iran less than th

Brent advanced as much as 7.2% to top $115 a barrel, while the most-active contract for West Texas Intermediate was near $97, although its gains on the day were far smaller. European natural gas rose as much as 35%. Iran carried out attacks on a major L

Brent advanced as much as 7.2% to top $115 a barrel, while the most-active contract for West Texas Intermediate was near $97, although its gains on the day were far smaller. European natural gas rose as much as 35%. Iran carried out attacks on a major L