The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States, but many people are unclear about what it actually does. While the Federal Reserve isn’t a bank in the sense that you or I could ...

Is the trade war Trump's strategy to bring down interest rates?

The Federal Reserve's fight against inflation just got more complicated as President Donald Trump's tariffs could push up ...

The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select ...

Trump dust-ups, but on the bigger economic news lurking on the bank’s balance sheet.

Explore how the Trump administration's policies and Federal Reserve actions impact inflation and the U.S. economy.

The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates ...

The Commerce Department released the February personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, which showed that inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal. As tariffs work their way into ...