The Federal Reserve has a number of functions to help the U.S. economy operate efficiently. One of the most visible functions ...

Fed-funds futures traders were pulling back Tuesday on the possibility of any rate cut from the Federal Reserve during the first half of the year and pricing in a more than 50% chance of no action.

Making a chart of the federal funds rate in 2025 might turn out to be the easiest job in finance. As inflation stays stubbornly high and jobs hold steady, the financial markets are pricing in a good ...

U.S. CPI report sent traders scrambling to further recalibrate their Fed rate cut expectations. Read more here.

Powell's testimony to US Congress last week emphasized that the central bank is not rushing to lower interest rates.

Things aren‘t going as planned. Inflation just rose to an 18-month high, and the Fed has stopped saying that it‘s making “progress toward the 2 percent ...

Friday's bigger-than-expected drop in retail sales for January has prompted traders to nudge up their expectations for 2025 rate cuts by the Federal Reserve to as many as two. After the retail-sales ...

A Fed interest rate cut won’t be coming until at least September, if at all this year, following a troubling inflation report ...

Now that the Federal Reserve has started lowering the federal funds rate, these things should become more affordable.

Federal Reserve policymakers have warned against moving too soon with an interest rate cut despite pressure from President ...

High CD interest rates may remain high now that inflation's ticking up again. Here's what savers should consider.