The Fed meets eight times a year to assess the health of the US economy and vote on the federal funds rate, the rate banks ...

As the Federal Reserve starts to cut rates, what's happening to interest rates on certificates of deposit (CDs)? After steady ...

Top strategist David Kelly warns of the hidden dangers of a jumbo-sized rate cut after the Fed's recent decision.

Here’s how the Fed’s rate-cut move will affect your life, including your credit cards, car loans, home loans, high-yield ...

But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic ...

The Federal Reserve made a 0.50 percentage point cut, double the typical reduction. Here's what's behind the decision.

Investors have sent stocks and bonds higher on expectations of a soft landing. But some Republicans think the central bank ...

The Federal Reserve is putting inflation in the rearview mirror as it crosses into unfamiliar and potentially treacherous ...

That is, monetary policy has a noted lag effect, often measured as six months. The Fed’s actions today aren’t really felt for a while, and during that time a slipping economy can continue to weaken, ...

The Fed won its fight with inflation, but there's still work to be done.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it was cutting interest rates for the first time in four years. How far will ...

In the short term, the reduction will lead to slightly lower interest rates on mortgages, auto loans, and credit card debt.