Borrowers hoping for more financial relief from the Federal Reserve may have a wait on their hands, as the central bank is ...

But the decision to cut rates again in December was a close call ... imagine inflation going back up and that could put the Fed on pause for the whole year,” added Mr. Gagnon, who is now ...

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is overshadowing the Fed’s meeting this week, with policymakers expected to pause changes to interest rates for now.

If you paid attention to the Federal Reserve's monetary decisions last year, you might have been surprised by something: The ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...

The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to keep its overnight bank lending rate where it is — following a full percentage point cut last year — means you still have an opportunity to enjoy solid, ...

The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.

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The US Federal Reserve is in no "hurry" to adjust interest rates again, the central bank's chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday, after policymakers voted to pause rate cuts in the first decision since ...

Most analysts now expect that the earliest opportunity for the first benchmark rate cut of 2025 would be the May 7 Fed meeting. The Fed's decision to pause rates is likely to have immediate ...

Already, the Fed has adopted a more cautious posture on interest rates, signaling just two rate cuts this year and a likely pause at this week’s meeting, the first in 2025. That is down from ...