This week, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — a division of the Federal Reserve responsible for setting monetary policy — met once again to evaluate the health of the economy and make ...

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Thursday by a quarter of a percentage point as inflation continues to cool, but a cloudy economic outlook after Donald Trump was elected again could make ...

What is the federal funds rate? The federal funds rate is the interest rate the government sets for one bank to charge another bank for ultra-short-term loans, usually just overnight. It's ...

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown of the inflation pressures that ...

The Federal Reserve on Thursday made its second rate cut of this year, with the decision coming less than two months after the central bank's surprise jumbo cut in September. The Fed shaved ...

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is in very good condition, but "people are still feeling the effects of high prices." The economy and inflation were the top concerns of swing ...

The Fed kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged in the current 5.25%-5.50% range last week and signaled it was on course to begin cutting rates in September, but that decision was followed by ...

Gold prices continue to fall as dollar firms; CPI, Fed cues in focus By Investing.com - Nov 11, 2024 4 Investing.com -- Gold prices fell Monday, extending losses from last week as the dollar ...

TSX declines, Wall Street mixed as Fed signals no rush to cut rates By Investing.com - Jan 31, 2024 Investing.com — Canada’s main stock index, the S&P/TSX slid by late afternoon trading ...

US stock futures climb higher; inflation, Fed speakers in focus By Investing.com - Nov 11, 2024 Investing.com-- U.S. stock index futures rose Monday (NASDAQ:MNDY), extending its recent rally with the ...

European stocks rebounded on Thursday as traders turned their focus to monetary policy ahead of the Federal Reserve’s widely expected interest-rate cut. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.6% by ...