Federal Reserve officials at a meeting last month pointed to rising risks that inflation could worsen, a key reason they kept their benchmark interest rate unchanged. According to minutes of the ...

The Trump administration is expected to choose Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman to be the central bank’s top financial regulator, according to a person familiar with the decision. Bowman, who ...

Jerome H. Powell says the Fed is focused on separating “signal from the noise,” as the president whipsaws on tariffs. By Colby Smith Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said the ...

A closely watched survey by the US Federal Reserve shows that overall economic activity has risen slightly since mid-January. But many businesses are concerned about the potential impact of trade ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The federal funds rate is one of the Federal Reserve’s key tools for guiding U.S. monetary policy. It impacts everything from the ...