As widely expected, the Federal Reserve left it's key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, staying firmly in "wait and see" ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations ... this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. After climbing for the past couple of years, CD rates have been slowly declining in 2024. CD rates tend to track the federal funds rate.

The Federal Reserve is maintaining the current effective rate, adopting a "wait and see" approach. Read why I think that this ...

The rate has stayed above 4% for more than two years as the Fed has aimed to lower inflation by keeping borrowing costs high.

Investors were bracing for a clear sign of tariff-related pricing pressure in the April consumer inflation report, but ...

When the Fed adjusts its federal funds rate, it sets off a domino effect that spreads through the stock market. Fed rate changes affect corporate borrowing costs and profits, shifting how ...

But it still faces the prospect of worsening inflation, even as Trump pressures monetary policymakers at the Fed to cut rates to buoy the economy. The central bank’s federal funds rate was ...

The Fed has been waiting to see how President Donald Trump's tariffs affect ... rate higher for longer, while a surge in unemployment could pressure the Fed to cut rates. The fed funds rate ...