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 ...

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 ...

With the Federal Reserve on the verge of more interest rate cuts, the jobs report will be a key data point informing markets on future Fed policy actions. Investors, analysts, and policymakers are ...

Even if he does oversee a soft landing for the US economy, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will not deserve a place in the annals of history as the greatest central banker of all time. Not because ...

Change is coming to one of the Federal Reserve's oldest policy tools, but as the central bank's No. 2 official said, that is nothing new. In a two-part speech delivered Tuesday night and Wednesday ...

"We're going to take it meeting by meeting," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday. The Federal Open Market Committee meets again in November. The Federal Reserve’s decision this ...

One stock especially rises to the top, though. This stock also has excellent long-term growth prospects that go beyond the Fed's rate cuts. This stock was already hot before the Fed announced its ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's 50-basis-point interest-rate cut last month was "timely" and was neither reactive, nor proactive, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Tuesday.

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 Federal Reserve slashed the rate it charges banks by 50 basis points at its September meeting. According to the central bank's projections, there could be several more cuts on the way.

The data reversed recent signs of a labor market slowdown, probably taking away the argument for a big rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting. Year-over-year percentage change in ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday the Fed can help regional and local banks in hurricane-affected areas of the country make sure they have enough cash on hand for their customers ...