The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a ¼-point yesterday, as expected. The stock market rallied and Treasury yields fell. Read more here.

Key Takeaways Markets shifted after the Fed’s latest cut, and the divided 2026 outlook shows how uncertain the path for interest rates has become.A split Fed outlook means savings and CD yields could ...

Wednesday's decision to reduce the benchmark federal-funds rate by a quarter point—to between 3.5% and 3.75%, a three-year low—is aimed at protecting against a sharper-than-anticipated slowdown in ...

WASHINGTON ‒ With consumers focused on affordability heading into the holiday season, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he hears Americans’ concerns over high costs “loud and clear.” Still, it ...

We believe the most likely path for Fed policy in 2026 is for the central bank to bring rates down from the current range of ...

The likelihood of another Federal Reserve rate cut, the third such this year, is growing again. Following an uptick in the unemployment rate in a report released last week, the chances of a rate cut ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three ...

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from ...

From leading savings accounts to Treasuries, here’s where your cash can earn the highest return right now. Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking ...

The central bank is widely expected to lower its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday. But investors are worried about what comes afterward. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler Michael ...