The Fed stays focused on inflation and employment, with no rate cuts expected soon. Check out my analysis on Fed policy and ...

In their latest quarterly economic projections, released June 18, eight of the 19 FOMC officials said they expect two rate ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday he would not rule out a potential interest rate cut as soon as this month ...

Federal Reserve officials are trying to assess how tariff increases will reshape the outlook for the U.S. economy and ...

The market is getting increasingly excited about the possibility of interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, but London-based strategists at JPMorgan say the reasons behind the reductions are not ...

The Federal Reserve chair is one of 12 voters on the rate-setting committee. To what extent can the chair call the shots?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would have likely already moved to lower borrowing costs if it weren't for worries that tariffs would drive up inflation.

Policy Support and Vaccines Expected to Lift Activity Read full report PDF Download the Data Although recent vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic later this year, ...

The Global Magazine of News and IdeasEdward Luce's new biography, Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet, details the life of President Jimmy Carter's national ...

Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown in productivity growth stretching back to the 1950s is no exception. But I take a more cheerful view ...

Though the Fed's policy changes have a ripple effect on all borrowing rates, the central bank doesn't directly set the rates on home loans. In 2024, the Fed cut interest rates three times, but ...

Monetary policy changes by the Fed influence overall borrowing rates, though it's not a one-to-one relationship with home loans. In 2024, the central bank cut interest rates three times, but ...