Follow live coverage of the January FOMC meeting, interest-rate announcement, and Fed chairman Jerome Powell's press conference.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected leave its benchmark interest rate steady this week, but economists and market participants will be keeping a close eye on what Fed officials say about the state of the economy and the outlook for rates.
The Federal Reserve's monetary policy group is expected to hold rates steady, but the chairman will face a litany of questions about the year ahead and on the inflationary impact of implications of the Trump administration's early policy moves.
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in December.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them. The announcement put the central bank on a potential collision course with Trump,
A desire for low rates confronts a very different economic backdrop—with higher price pressures—from his first term.
If virtually every indication so far is accurate, the new leader of the free world is unlikely to get what he wants, at least not yet.
Welcome to Investopedia's live blog of the Federal Reserve's January meeting. Here, we will bring you the latest news on the Fed's decision, explain what it means, and provide analysis.
Policy changes: When the Fed adjusts the federal funds rate, it spills over into many aspects of the economy, including mortgage rates. The federal funds rate affects how much it costs banks to borrow money, which in turn affects what banks charge consumers to make a profit.
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure accelerated for a third month in a row in December, according to government data published Friday, while underlying inflation was unchanged. "From the Fed's perspective,
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