The Fed has a dual mandate from Congress to act independently to tackle both inflation and unemployment -- primarily by ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Thursday for the second time in three months, likely setting the stage for a drop ...

Back in August, when it looked like the Federal Reserve was about to cut interest rates for the first time in more than four ...

Bitcoin (BTC) cracked $77,000 and set another new all-time high on Friday, one day after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to ...

While Trump has sought to pressure the Fed to cut rates, consumer rates on mortgages and other loans are determined by a ...

The Fed wants to get inflation under control while preventing a recession: a difficult-to-achieve task known as a soft ...

The Federal Reserve has cut short-term interest rates by 25 basis points. Nevertheless, mortgage rates went up again.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said a strong economy and higher productivity growth may drive ...

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said he was not concerned about a potential clash between the Fed and ...

Investors are betting that Donald Trump's potential policies in his second term serving as U.S. president will spur growth for corporate America.

This suggests that the Fed is more independent in setting interest rates than the claim made by cynics who insist that the U.S. central bank plays politics in the months leading up to Election Day. I ...

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to cap its biggest weekly gain since early November 2023 and briefly crossed above the 6,000 level for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 259 points, or 0.6 ...