SIGN UP for TheStreet's FREE daily newsletter 🏦 🏡 Though the federal funds rate isn't the main determinant of mortgage rates, it does influence borrowing costs, which factors into mortgage rates. Lower interest rates also improve consumer confidence,

The Fed is in a “good place to wait and see” before moving on interest rates, Powell said Wednesday. “We don't think we need to be in a hurry. We think we can

President Trump said the following Thursday during the announcement of the US-UK trade deal when asked about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: QUESTION: The Federal Reserve Chairman says that you would have to call him for a meeting.