At the same time, one of the Fed's main goals in cutting rates is to bring inflation up to the 2% level policymakers consider healthy, and maybe even higher to make up for long periods of missing ...

Gold futures went up as the increasing likelihood of a Fed rate cut raised the appeal of non-interest bearing bullion.

The case for a U.S. interest rate cut remains unresolved as Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting later ...

The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5% and offered no clues on whether it will resume its ...

The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in line with expectations, rising 2.7% on a yearly basis in July, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the annual core CPI ...

The Fed has held its benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5% this year, though officials have penciled in two cuts by year-end. Markets see the Fed’s patience waning soon.

A Fed policy rate that low is not typically a sign that the U.S. is the "hottest" country in the world for investment, as ...

Shares of Bank of America and Wells Fargo are up Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday's investor optimism stems from a July inflation ...

Friday's job report showed significant revisions to previous month's payroll additions and could be a game changer for how ...

The Fed raised the benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, repeating the same hike it imposed at each of the last two meetings. Prior to this year, the Fed last matched a hike of this magnitude in 1994.

Find out why the midday Barchart Brief newsletter is a must-read for thousands daily. The Federal Open Market Committee, ...