The Fed's top priority remains reducing its securities portfolio to combat inflation risks, maintaining a disciplined quantitative tightening approach since March 2022. Despite political pressure to ...

The neutral rate—the interest rate at which monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive—is a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed, only estimated. The neutral rate is an ...

The central bank reduced its key interest rate from 4.5% to 4.25% on Thursday amid a backdrop of lackluster economic growth and uncertainty around President Donald Trump's trade tariffs. The move is ...

The Federal Reserve delivered a third consecutive rate cut at its final policy meeting of 2025 this week amid growing divisions among policymakers, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 3.50% ...

Fed governor sends surprise message on looming rate change. There are increasing signs your wallet may crack a cool, well, smile next month. Evolving economic dynamics on the national and global ...