Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook said late Thursday, she "wholeheartedly supported a 50 bps rate cut." ...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts WASHINGTON -- The ...

Inflation is slowing so much that some economists said it could pave the way for another big Fed rate cut, if other data suggest one is warranted. By Jeanna Smialek Inflation cooled in August ...

At a recent September meeting, the Federal Reserve finally cut its benchmark interest rate. The Fed's decision — part of an effort to fight inflation — ended a long period of elevated rates.

On September 18, at precisely 2:00 pm, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve announced a reduction of 50 basis points (½ of 1%) in the Fed Funds target rate. It was the first rate cut in 4 ½ years ...

including how their use is evolving and how the markets underpinning them may be changing too,” Williams said in remarks opening the New York Fed’s 10th annual US Treasury Market Conference.

Traditionally, big Fed interest rate cuts and equity prices hovering near all-time highs are ominous signs for the stock market. Large rate cuts – such as those Fed officials approved and ...

Everyone made mistakes in the midst of a once-in-a century event like the pandemic. It is that the Fed was able to course-correct in a careful, deliberate manner and, crucially, without much ...

Other Fed watchers, like Forbes contributor Erik Sherman, have expressed concerns that even though this change in policy was expected, recalibrating now may be difficult as prices and employment ...

Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Now that the Federal Reserve has begun to lower its key fed funds rate, the question before policymakers is how fast and how far to reduce it in the coming months.

The Fed issued a jumbo 50 basis point interest rate cut to "recalibrate" monetary policy, as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell put it nine times during his FOMC speech on Wednesday. Investors took the ...