A second presidency of Donald Trump could threaten the Federal Reserve's independence, which is a cornerstone of monetary ...

Which ones have content, and which are mainly useful for headline writers? First, the Fed now, like the Fed in the 1930s, is very much groping in the dark. Every financial crisis is different ...

The Fed is expected to cut rates again, but for now these money market funds are yielding up to 4.7%.

Now at just 2.4%, the rate is closing in on the Federal Reserve's target 2% goal. That keeps expectations set for two 25-basis interest rate point reductions for when the Fed meets again in ...

The fact that the Fed did not wait until the 2% inflation target was hit clearly shows where its priorities lie now–to avoid a recession. Much more than breaking news, our diverse reporting digs ...

This week, it pivoted. “You’re getting now back to the point where both mandates are important,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday after the central bank’s meeting.

Investors have once again been head-faked by the Fed. After seven false alarms where markets priced in a dovish pivot by policymakers, the Federal Reserve finally turned dovish in a big way—only ...

But with a healthy labor market and a solid economy, he says, the Fed can now be more “deliberate” with rate cuts ahead. “We don't want the labor market to weaken so much that it's going to ...

Inflation by the Fed's most watched measure is now about a half a percentage point away from the central bank's target, and ...

For now, the Fed appears on course to hike again in July. Upcoming statements from Fed officials together with economic data releases will help clarify the picture as the meeting draws closer.

Anything that might rock the boat prematurely for stocks was off the table. That worked for a while, but now the Fed is beginning to understand the consequences of kicking the can down the road.

A Trump win would likely come with a host of inflationary policies that would make it difficult for the Fed to ease policy further, David Kelly said. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the Fed will cut ...