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The Federal Reserve is sounding more hawkish in the face of stubborn inflation, and those voices could get even louder in 2025. Some new members of the Fed’s rate-setting committee who are due ...

The Fed scrambled the market's outlook for interest rates next year at its meeting this week, and investors are eyeing a number of possible policy outcomes as the central bank shifts its focus ...

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, bringing its decline since mid-September to 100 basis points. Wall Street usually celebrates rate cuts ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter point, the third rate cut since it began to lower borrowing costs in September. The central bank’s latest move leaves its ...

The Federal Reserve gave investors one last holiday gift yesterday, cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point as expected. The real focus at Wednesday’s press conference, though ...

The Federal Reserve's rate decision will jumpstart a strong market move into year-end, and even hawkish comments from the central bank will allow investors to emerge from a "zone of hesitation ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, its third reduction this year, but suggested only two more reductions next year as inflation lingers. Actual target rate Latest ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, in line with market expectations, even as inflation has reaccelerated over the past two months. Fed officials ...

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it ...

Some economists say Fed officials could be making a blunder that risks reigniting inflation and undercutting their pledge to rely on the latest data when making rate decisions. “I think a rate ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis and a ...