Will the Federal Reserve lower its key interest rate by a typical quarter percentage point this week or an outsized half-point? The difference between the two possible approaches to the first Fed ...

Federal Reserve interest rate cuts can have a big effect on investor portfolios. For example, some sectors and industries historically outperform in lower-rate environments. If Fed rate cuts ...

It’s a pivotal week for the US economy, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for the first time since 2020. The move would mark a major milestone both for the central bank’s ...

The Federal Reserve shapes the economy by adjusting the fed funds rate, which directly affects certain borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. Lowering rates tends to benefit those with ...

The Federal Reserve's next meeting is September 17 and 18 and expectations have grown about the likelihood it will lower rates for the first time in 14 months. In a keynote address in August ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks at a conference on Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Fed is set to cut interest rates for the first time since 2001 on Wednesday — but ...

How much will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates when Chairman Jerome Powell makes his announcement Wednesday? That’s the predominant question business reporters have posed this week — but ...

Wall Street investors are betting the Federal Reserve will more likely opt for a jumbo interest rate cut over a quarter-point cut, according to the latest data. Futures on the Fed funds rate ...

Even before a disappointing July jobs report, Federal Reserve officials thought they would probably cut rates at their Sept. 17-18 meeting. By Jeanna Smialek Federal Reserve officials held off on ...

When the Federal Reserve meets Wednesday, officials are expected to mark the end of an era as they cut interest rates for the first time in four years and chart a course for lower rates over the ...

People think of the Fed as synonymous with interest rates, but it does so much more than that—it also regulates banks and sets policies designed to maintain a healthy economy specifically ...