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.

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

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

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, ...

At least three of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s five directors oppose the Federal Reserve's revised proposal for the ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve's watered-down version of a landmark bank capital proposal is facing resistance from the Federal ...

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

People who bought homes in the past two years may want to seek a lower interest rate. Here’s how to think it through — and ...

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

With the first rate cut since 2020 issued this week, and two additional ones likely for November and December (when the Fed ...