A compelling argument can be made that U.S. interest rates are higher than they “should” be relative to inflation. The ...

The Fed, helmed by Chair Jerome Powell, is expected to hold rates steady this month despite pressure from President Donald ...

The central bank is waiting for clearer economic data amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade war and other ...

President Donald Trump has pushed for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates by “a full point” in order to juice the economy as inflation hovers close to its target level. But Fed Chair Jerome ...

Not much seems to faze the stock market these days even as risks abound, from war in the Middle East, to trade tensions, to ...

Among the uncertainties facing Federal Reserve officials as they debate the proper setting of monetary policy, one of the ...

Rising unemployment will likely be what pulls the trigger for the Federal Reserve to finally begin lowering interest rates again, economists say.

The Fed, an independent federal agency, is widely expected to continue its defiance of Trump. Investors peg the chances of a decision to leave rates unchanged at 99.9%, according to the CME FedWatch ...

As the Federal Reserve meets, Trump’s tariffs and the trade war continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

It's not easy to get a firm handle on the exact composition of central banks' dollar-denominated assets, which are worth trillions and are spread across multiple sectors, jurisdictions and continents ...

Oil held near five-month highs as Asian stocks fell, tracking Wall Street losses amid rising fears of US involvement in the ...

The rate projections give investors and analysts a false sense of precision. Some Fed officials are tired of them.