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

The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...

the size of each rate change in basis points—abbreviated as bps—and the resulting federal funds target rate range. Basis points are a common unit of measurement for interest rates. One basis ...

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 — and ...

Borrowers hoping for more financial relief from the Federal Reserve may have a wait on their hands, as the central bank is ...

Wall Street stocks slipped and the dollar gained on Friday after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, capping a volatile week for markets.

When the Fed wanted to adjust the Fed Funds Rate, they would change the level of reserves. The way the Fed implemented their policy was through Open Market Operations, which is the Fed buying or ...

The Fed has a dual mandate. In addition to stable prices, the central bank is supposed to support maximum employment. With ...

Mortgage rates are down slightly following the Federal Reserve's announcement on Wednesday that it will hold the federal funds rate steady ... coming in at 2.9% year over year in December.

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

WASHINGTON, DC: Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The U.S. Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate ... chance of no rate change was 77.6%.