The dollar slipped for a second straight session on Wednesday, a day after a U.S. inflation reading increased expectations of ...

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly does not support a large interest rate cut at the next Federal Reserve meeting. She ...

Investors anticipate the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates in September. Historically, the S&P 500 has performed well ...

Markets are feeling confident the Fed will cut rates next month. History shows how that could be rocket fuel for stocks.

The Fed had held its policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range since July of 2023 as inflation fell from a 40-year high to a level that is now approaching the central bank's target.

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Trump has been less than subtle in urging the Fed to cut the rates it controls. Powell, in what has been a rare pushback against Trump among federal policymakers, insists it’s still too early to cut ...

Bessent mentions that there are 10 or 11 candidates under consideration to succeed Chair Jerome Powell when his term as chair ...

Only "a couple" of officials at the US Federal Reserve's June 17-18 meeting said they felt interest rates could be reduced as soon as this month, with most policymakers remaining worried about the ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday between 4.25% and 4.5% – exactly as interest-rate traders' bets had predicted after the policy-making body's meeting in June.

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate steady on Wednesday for its fifth straight meeting, a decision that means consumers looking to borrow will need to wait a bit longer for better deals on many ...