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 S&P 500 and the Nasdaq scored record closing highs on Tuesday, as news that July inflation rose broadly in line with ...

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President Donald Trump urged the central bank to cut rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is holding firm — but more and more colleagues don’t agree.

The Fed's policymaking committee hasn't reduced its short-term interest rate since the 0.25% cut at its December meeting. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.

Yet even once the Fed begins lowering borrowing costs, those reductions are unlikely to satisfy Mr. Trump’s demands for aggressive cuts that would bring interest rates down to 1 percent.

For the first time in more than three decades, two Federal Reserve Board governors dissented on a central bank policy decision. Fed Governor Christopher Waller and Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle ...