During its meeting last month, some members of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee expressed concern about ...

The Federal Reserve released its minutes from its May FOMC meeting on Wednesday, which illustrated that nearly all central ...

Goolsbee: Business leaders in the Midwest are waiting to see the full impact of tariffs, with some expressing guarded ...

Federal Reserve policymakers discussed the "unusually elevated" uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook, and said the ...

Weekly Microsoft Corp. The Fed’s May FOMC meeting concludes Wednesday. No rate change is expected, but Chair Powell’s press conference at 18:30 GMT will be closely watched. The stronger-than ...

Monetary policy in the United States is determined by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), a decisionmaking body that ...

At the end of its Federal Open Market Committee session on May 7, 2025, the Fed announced holding the federal funds target interest rate steady at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. It marks the third ...

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to take a breather on Wednesday, the first pause since it started cutting rates in September. As a result, investors' focus will be attuned to ...

FOMC sets target interest rates, impacting borrowing costs. FOMC decisions quickly influence stock market expectations. Higher FOMC rates can lower consumer spending and stock values. Key findings ...

Fixed income markets expect the Federal Open Market Committee to hold interest rates steady on May 7. That’s because inflation is “somewhat elevated” and the job market appears “solid ...

With the Federal Open Market Committee unlikely to change the fed funds rate target at this week's meeting, the markets will concentrate on the Summary of Economic Projections and whether it shows ...

This makes it the third consecutive meeting without a policy change. Going into the FOMC meeting, the CME FedWatch Tool predicted a 97.7% chance of rates remaining unchanged, as you can see below.