The Federal Reserve has a playbook for fighting inflation, and another for boosting the economy when unemployment is rising. But what would the central bank do if both happen at the same time?

Fed Chair Jerome Powell cites "high uncertainty" around the impact of Trump administration tariffs on key trading partners.

The central bank penciled in two rate cuts for 2025, but President Trump’s sweeping agenda has injected “remarkably high” ...

If the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark rate this year, it will push savings and CD rates lower. Here's what the central ...

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided yet again to stand pat on interest rates. Despite the Fed’s inaction, there are ...

Even though the central bank held rates steady at the last few meetings, average annual percentage rates have eased. The ...

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The federal funds rate is one of the Federal Reserve’s key tools for guiding U.S. monetary policy. It impacts everything from the ...

The Fed meets eight times a year to assess the economy's health and set monetary policy, primarily through changes to the ...

The proposed rate hike aims to address dwindling federal funds and rising operational costs. If approved, the average residential customer's bill would increase by about $9 per month. A financial ...

The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select ...