In updated economic forecasts published alongside the rate decision, members of the Fed’s rate-setting committee pencilled in just two quarter-point rate cuts in 2025, down from an earlier ...

WSJ’s Nick Timiraos and former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida explain how much influence Donald Trump will have over the Fed. Photo Illustration: Rio Roye & Annie Zhao Investors shuddered on ...

It had projected four cuts just three months ago. Traders watch Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference in Washington. Bloomberg Shares tumbled as traders who had been counting on lower ...

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"The economy is strong overall" and has made progress in the Fed's full employment and price stability goals, he said. With that economic strength, the Fed can be more cautious as it assesses ...

The Fed has come a long way from just a few years ago: In 2022, inflation was more than twice its current rate and many economists thought that the central bank’s decisions might cause economic ...

While he said the Fed remained confident price pressures would continue to ease, he also acknowledged central bank staff and policymakers were beginning to at least preliminarily think through how ...

A lower fed funds rate reduces borrowing costs on all kinds of loans, boosting the economy as the Fed tries to prevent a severe rise in unemployment. It was the third rate cut in as many meetings ...

This decision was accompanied by Federal Open Market Committee member forecasts, which reflected expectations of fewer and slower additional Fed interest rate cuts through the end of 2025 ...

What we are seeing is clearly a signal that the Fed is almost done cutting rates," Stanzl said in commentary shared with MarketWatch via email. S&P 500 SPX (S&P US) ...

While borrowers may be hoping that the Fed's latest move helps to lower mortgage rates, the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point rate cut is unlikely to lead to a dramatic drop. Here's why ...

The Fed announced Wednesday a quarter-point cut to its benchmark rate. The rate cut aims to ease borrowing costs and boost economic growth, but it appears unlikely that Americans will enjoy that ...