Forget the "Fed put." These days, it's starting to seem like the Federal Reserve has been working on a new derivative: the Fed call. That's according to Doug Ramsey, chief investment officer and portfolio manager at the Leuthold Group.

The Fed has officially cut interest rates twice this year. But read on to see whether you should run out to sign a mortgage or not.

US inflation accelerated in October from the pace it set a month earlier — raising doubts whether the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates before the end of the year. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.

A rapid slowdown in the rate of U.S. inflation appears to have lost steam, potentially raising questions about how aggressively the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates early next year.