WSJ’s Nick Timiraos and former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida explain how much influence Donald Trump will have over the Fed. Photo Illustration: Rio Roye & Annie Zhao Investors shuddered on ...

The Fed has come a long way from just a few years ago: In 2022, inflation was more than twice its current rate and many economists thought that the central bank’s decisions might cause economic ...

The Fed's actions affect everything from mortgage rates to savings account earnings, and knowing how to react can help you use these changes to your advantage. Here are four things you should do ...

While inflation has yet to reach the Fed's 2% target, the Fed expressed optimism in its post-meeting statement, saying that "economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace." For savers ...

While he said the Fed remained confident price pressures would continue to ease, he also acknowledged central bank staff and policymakers were beginning to at least preliminarily think through how ...

A lower fed funds rate reduces borrowing costs on all kinds of loans, boosting the economy as the Fed tries to prevent a severe rise in unemployment. It was the third rate cut in as many meetings ...

This decision was accompanied by Federal Open Market Committee member forecasts, which reflected expectations of fewer and slower additional Fed interest rate cuts through the end of 2025 ...

What we are seeing is clearly a signal that the Fed is almost done cutting rates," Stanzl said in commentary shared with MarketWatch via email. S&P 500 SPX (S&P US) ...

While borrowers may be hoping that the Fed's latest move helps to lower mortgage rates, the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point rate cut is unlikely to lead to a dramatic drop. Here's why ...

Expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut its benchmark interest rate yet again became a reality on Wednesday when the Fed did just that, issuing a 25 basis point reduction. That brings the ...

Fed officials have been trying to find the right tempo for rate cuts since starting them in September with a sizable half-point reduction, and Wednesday’s cut — the third in a row — shows ...

The Federal Reserve's rate decision will jumpstart a strong market move into year-end, and even hawkish comments from the central bank will allow investors to emerge from a "zone of hesitation ...