After cutting interest rates three times in a row last year, the Federal Reserve indicated last month it probably won’t lower interest rates again for a while. A months-long pause, cemented by key ...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its short-term borrowing rate another 0.25%, intensifying the central bank's fight against inflation despite concern that previous rate increases ...

Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger ...

In modern financial markets, interest rates often move long before central banks act. Over the past week, one of the most ...

Prices are rising higher every day thanks to Donald Trump's economic policies, but where does that leave the Federal Reserve increase interest rates?

At their December 9-10 meeting, Fed officials agreed to cut their key interest rate by a quarter point for the third time this year, to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years.

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 2025, which followed three cuts in 2024. Inflation remains elevated, which would normally prevent further reductions, but the soaring ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4 ...

Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation ...