Interest rates

Interest rates are supposed to go up July 1. How big is the hike and what does it really mean numbers-wise?

Will China’s efforts to curtail lending become a problem for the U.S. economy?

Interest rates are going up. What does that mean for consumers?

The Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day meeting today. The big question: Is the Fed going to scale back its bond-buying program?

In a few weeks, the accounting quarter ends and then the emails and envelopes start arriving with results. For those with bonds, it might not be pretty.

Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore & Company, explains what's got bond yields rising.

Stocks are risky, but bonds are safe -- or so goes the stereotype. But what about bond mutual funds?

Recently, the housing market has been making headlines for making a historic recovery. New home sales, existing home sales and pending sales are all up. But so are mortgage interest rates as of this week. That's not so good, but should it make shoppers reconsider buying a home?

The value of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note is down, amid signs the U.S. economy is gathering strength. The yield is up to 2.14 percent, and 30-year mortgage rates are inching close to 4 percent, the highest in a year.