The federal funds rate is the interest banks charge each other for overnight loans. Set by the Federal Reserve, it's a basis ...

By the end of 2024, interest rates will fall nearly another half of a percentage point from their current level of between ...

The Federal Reserve has at last cut interest rates but our columnist points out a host of concerns that could weigh on ...

Some forecasters expect the Fed to cut interest rates by a quarter-point Wednesday. Most, however, expect a half-point ...

Market observers, however, had been divided over whether the Fed will impose its typical cut of a quarter of a percentage ...

Central bank’s aggressive move follows a gradual reduction in US inflation and comes less than two months before election day ...

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month.

Ray Dalio says he is worried by the amount of debt held globally, and how central banks are using it, after the Federal ...

Don't expect an immediate impact from the Fed cutting interest rates. But that doesn't mean you can't start planning now.

The Fed's 50 basis point cut seemed to cause markets both excitement and concern about the health of the US economy.

But while the Fed’s action will surely have political consequences, it wasn’t a political decision. The straight economic ...

The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years – a significant political boost for ...