The U.S. Federal Reserve has issued their final rate cut of 2024, saying that what happens next year will depend on the actions and policies of the incoming Trump administration. Some at the reserve has signaled that the rate cuts will slow down as business leaders say inflation is not coming down enough.

Joseph Sternberg wonders what the Federal Reserve is thinking (“Does the Fed Even Know What It’s Trying to Do?” Political Economics, Dec. 20). The problem is that the Fed believes it knows what it is doing, even when it is off the mark. Fake ...

The Federal Reserve is being sued by several groups representing America's biggest banks on allegations that the Fed's annual capital "stress tests" violate US law.

The Federal Reserve today made its final interest rate decision of 2024, capping a year during which the central bank provided some financial relief to inflation-weary borrowers in September by ushering in its first rate reduction in four years.

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year.

The Federal Reserve's policymakers announced that they will cut the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter point in December, marking the central bank's third straight cut.

Here’s how the Fed’s latest move will impact your borrowing costs

The Federal Reserve's policy committee kicked off its two-day meeting Tuesday amid expectations the central bank will cut interest rates for the third straight time. Here's what you need to know.

The projections are a snapshot of individual committee members' best guesses on the future of unemployment, inflation and rate cuts. Economists expect that the average prediction will be three rate cuts in 2025, fewer than were expected when they last published their expectations in September.

A new year means new opportunities. Some of 2024's market winners will flop, and some of its losers will rebound. The S&P 500 is ending the year up about 24% after it fell last week on the Federal Reserve's most recent interest rate decisions.

US investors are preparing for a swathe of changes in 2025, from tariffs and deregulation to tax policy, that will ripple through markets as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, putting the focus on whether the US economy can continue to outperform.