ToplineThe U.S. stock market is in a freefall after President Donald Trump announced his all encompassing tariffs earlier ...

The Fed’s central purpose is what’s called the dual mandate -- to maximize employment and to stabilize prices. In other words, the Federal Reserve’s goal is to keep inflation low while ...

The jobs report lets the Federal Reserve maintain its wait-and-see stance with less discomfort—even though investors ...

We spend very little time and effort learning about what the hundreds of government agencies are doing. Agencies like the Fed ...

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 ...

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