The Fed has two main objectives: maintain maximum employment and contain inflation. Although one single data point is never ...

But if inflation continues to inch upward, the central bank may decide it needs to leave rates high to avoid a repeat of ...

Traders see an interest-rate cut next month as a coin toss as resilient economic data empowers Federal Reserve officials to ...

Related: Despite interest rate cuts, mortgage rates rise for home buyers So it's happened this week. Both the Consumer Price ...

Many economists still expect another quarter-point cut ahead in December. But expect more debate on the Fed's path in 2025.

Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming ...

Economists expect the Fed to announce another quarter-point rate cut in December after September and November cuts. Interest ...

The head of the Federal Reserve said Nov. 14 that the central bank will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and ...

Earlier on Thursday, mortgage rates rose again for the sixth consecutive week, hitting a four-month high of 6.79%, according ...

Even with two Fed rate cuts now in the books, you can still easily earn 4% to 5% returns in a number of risk-free ways. One ...

Indexes slipped as traders zeroed in on remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who said the central bank is in no hurry to cut ...