29. After three interest rate cuts last year, the Fed is pausing to consider its next move. Which may once again be no move at all. Here's what you need to know about the federal funds rate ...

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

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

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.

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...

Generally, when inflation is high and the economy is in overdrive, the Fed tries to pump the brakes by setting higher ...

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 ...

You may not think much about the federal funds rate day to day, but this key number impacts many areas of your financial life and the economy as a whole. The Federal Reserve — the country’s ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will tell the Senate banking committee the Fed isn't "in a hurry" to resume its interest ...