Financial markets are still concerned about inflation. The Fed influences short-term interest rates, which are falling, but longer-term bonds like the 10-year Treasury are a better reflection of inflation expectations.
Investors initially expected multiple rate cuts in 2024, but now anticipate at most one, reflecting the Fed's ongoing inflation concerns. Read what investors need to know.
The Federal Reserve began the process of cutting benchmark interest rates in September 2024, as expected. Here are two stocks that should benefit from a falling interest rate environment this year -- but rates aren't the only catalyst that could propel them higher.
Every year the Federal Reserve conducts a stress test on about 30 U.S. banks to evaluate their ability to withstand economic crises, using hypothetical scenarios such as when the unemployment rate rises to 10 percent and housing prices drop 40 percent.
Indexes rose after a broad sell-off on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve back rate-cut expectations at its policy meeting. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday but projected only ...
The Federal Reserve meets for its first two-day rate-setting session of 2025 on Tuesday, January 28, and Wednesday, January 29, 2025. At the end of its Federal Open Market Committee session on ...
Ahead of Donald Trump taking office, Federal Reserve's top banking regulator has resigned from his role as vice chair of supervision.
The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.
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Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee isn’t concerned about the economy running too hot and expects the labor market to stabilize, which may allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again, Semafor reported late Friday,
A strong labor market isn’t enough to win elections. That reality could shape how the government responds to the next economic downturn.