Rising US debt and economic headwinds suggest that further rate cuts may not effectively lower Treasury rates or other loan ...

A strong economy is giving Federal Reserve officials room to move “carefully” as they lower interest rates, the central bank ...

The Federal Reserve has plenty of reasons to deliver a widely expected interest rate cut on Thursday, including a decline in inflation and a cooling in labor markets that makes it harder for Americans ...

Data earlier this week showed inflation by the Fed's targeted measure running at 2.1% in September, just a notch above its 2% ...

On Sept. 18, the Federal Reserve announced that it was cutting the Fed funds rate by 0.5%. To understand the impact on credit card rates, think of it as a chain reaction. When the Fed funds rate is ...

After a (slightly) hotter-than-expected PPI report and strong jobless claims this morning, the door is cracked open to a Fed ...

Last September, the US Federal Reserve officials made a surprise 50 basis point interest rate cut; the first US interest rate ...

The Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate of interest by 25 basis points, aligning with market expectations.

On the other hand, the Fed has a tendency to lower its federal funds target rate when things don't seem right with the U.S.

Markets are pricing in a near-certainty that the FOMC will lower its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point.

Federal Reserve chair cannot easily prepare for president-elect’s second term but might benefit from being less aggressive ...

the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a full percentage point—the second rate cut in two weeks and the largest in Fed history. The reduction puts the rate between 0 and .25 percent ...