As the Federal Reserve decides its federal funds rate, here’s how it ripples through the economy and influences your finances.

The Federal Reserve is an independent organization, meant to be insulated from politics, and the Supreme Court suggested last year that President Donald Trump would need a reason, or cause, to fire ...

Forecasts vary for how many more times the Fed could cut interest rates in 2026. Some say one, two or even three more rate cuts ahead. Mortgage rates already have fallen as markets anticipated ...

Learn how open market operations and quantitative easing differ in scale and purpose, impacting economic growth and monetary ...

Markets have spent months assuming the Federal Reserve would keep trimming borrowing costs at a steady clip, but the odds for the next move have swung sharply in a matter of days. Pricing for the ...

President Trump is demanding a 10% cap on credit card interest rates to slash record debt. Current APRs exceed 21%, costing ...