Understanding the Federal Reserve's key tool can help financial professionals guide clients through economic shifts and opportunities.

On Wednesday, the Federal reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee left the target federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25-4.5 percent.

The Fed said it will maintain the federal funds rate at its current range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it's been parked since the central bank last moved to lower short-term rates in December.

The Fed has held interest rates steady in 2025, but that could change if tariffs push inflation higher.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The bond market is sending a signal that the Federal Reserve should be cutting interest rates, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, noting that yields on 2 ...

Consumers aren't likely to see an interest rate cut in March. But economists still say a few more rate cuts could take place in 2025.

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and President Trump's plans.

The Federal Reserve voted to cut its federal funds rate Wednesday, marking the central bank’s third consecutive rate cut. Here’s how this move will impact your wallet.

The Federal Reserve adjusted a key part of its rate control toolkit on Wednesday, lowering the rate it offers on its reverse repo facility by more than it cut the federal funds rate.

The group’s median forecast now calls for a Fed funds rate of 3.4% at the end of 2026, up from a prior view of 2.9% at the end of that year.Pick the best stocks and maximize your portfolio ...

The Fed’s December dot plot, which illustrates each policymaker’s projected path for interest rates, indicates a median expectation for the federal funds rate to decrease to a midpoint of 3.9% ...

Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, September 22. By Friday, the euphoria over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut -- and subsequent Thursday melt up -- had ...