Taylor Tepper covered banking, investing and pretty much everything else in personal finance for more than a decade ... guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve ...
The Federal Reserve began the new year by keeping the federal funds rate steady at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, after cutting rates by a full percentage point in the final months of 2024.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says, “We do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance.” ...
The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said “we do not need to be in a hurry to adjust our policy stance” and monetary policy is “well ...
Learn how Fed meetings affect mortgage rates and what it means for borrowers. Discover trends, impacts, and expert ...
As Americans have realized, a byproduct of high inflation is typically high interest rates. As inflation begins to rise, the Federal Reserve will likely raise its benchmark fed funds rate.