The Federal Reserve released hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress tests, which seek to evaluate the resilience of big banks and ensure they can keep lending even in a severe recession.
President Trump had a message last week for the Federal Reserve while at the annual World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland: He plans to "demand that interest rates drop immediately." ...
She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia. Investopedia / Joules Garcia Welcome to Investopedia's live blog of the Federal Reserve's January meeting. Here, we will bring you the latest ...
The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates. As you’d expect ...
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will leave its benchmark rate unchanged, hitting the brakes on lowering borrowing costs for individuals and businesses after a flurry of rate cuts ...
The Federal Reserve, or “the Fed,” is the central bank of the U.S. and plays an outsized role in shaping the nation’s monetary policy. One of its key functions is setting interest rates.
The U.S. Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where ...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve paused its interest rate cutting campaign Wednesday and gave no signal it plans to lower rates again in the near term amid uncertainty spawned by inflation and P ...
Critics also argue that the Federal Reserve Bank violates the Constitution by being too closely tied to the private sector and lacking transparency and accountability. Some people are opposed to ...