policymakers have also tended to cut interest rates gradually, Bankrate’s analysis shows. To help consumers understand the historical significance of the Fed’s rapid rate hikes in the post ...

President Donald Trump can't wait for Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's "termination," after Chicago speech. Here's ...

The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said ...

While still elevated compared to recent history, the best savings account yields dropped as a result. The Fed began 2025, though, by keeping interest rates unchanged, and is only expect to ...

CD rates move in tandem with the federal funds rate, the benchmark interest rate set by the Federal Reserve. Yields on CDs rose above 10% in the early 1980s when the Fed set interest ...