After cutting the federal funds rate three straight times to end 2024, the Federal Reserve left rates unchanged in January. A ...

A new Benzinga reader poll asks whether the Federal Reserve made the right call by keeping interest rates steady Wednesday, ...

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

It's important to understand that the Fed's decision to pause rate cuts will not directly impact mortgage rates. Mortgage ...

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.

In a CNBC interview, the central bank official expressed confidence that inflation will continue to drift down to the Fed’s 2 ...

The Fed uses interest rates "like a gas pedal and a brake pedal," Forbes said. Lowering rates stimulates the economy; raising ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said that while fiscal policy uncertainty may lead to fewer rate cuts, he still sees some reductions over the next 18 months.

The Federal Reserve wrapped up 2024 with three consecutive rate cuts, starting with a big drop in September and smaller ones in November and December. Yet as expected, the Fed hit pause on any ...

Gold prices look set for a record-breaking 2025 as heightened economic uncertainty and inflation concern under U.S. President ...