Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...

What the Fed rate announcement means for homebuyers, borrowers and savers.

Fed officials opted Wednesday to hold interest rates steady as President Donald Trump’s tariffs unsettle the US economy.

A near-term cut to benchmark interest rates looks less likely after a thawing in trade relations between the U.S. and China.

Economists have shifted back their forecasts for lower borrowing costs as President Trump’s tariffs raised the risk of higher ...

The Federal Reserve needs more time to see how the economy responds to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff and other ...

The Fed is dealing with competing macroeconomic forces that could tie its hands and leave Powell and the central bank behind the curve, JPMorgan said.

Without tariffs, economists say it’s possible the Fed would soon reduce its benchmark rate, because it is currently at a ...

The Federal Reserve is again leaving its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% to 4.5%, citing rising economic uncertainty.