Monetary policy describes the ways in which the central banks change the money supply in order to accomplish certain economic objectives. In the U.S. this is done by the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Tuesday the current level of short-term interest rates should ...

Interest rates are down. Inflation is likely to rise again. And economic growth is stagnating. But what do these frequently ...

If you paid attention to ... This week, at its first policy meeting of the year, the Fed announced a pause from its rate-cutting path. What does that mean for mortgage rates?

The Federal Reserve doesn’t need to adopt a “Monetary Policy Rule ... The Fed couldn’t do either, nor is it required to. Markets already speak their mind on money and credit every ...