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Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has reiterated that rate decisions will be data-driven — by inflation, and employment.

President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank ...

In a response to Fortune, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem defended the Fed's autonomy, citing ...

The Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady in July, waiting for more clarity on how tariffs will affect the economy.

Yesterday, we characterized the prevailing mortgage rate momentum as "broadly sideways," and while that's still very true in ...

Editor’s Note: a guest post by Robert Wright  If you’ve been paying attention to the economy lately, you’ve probably noticed ...

Investors will focus on U.S. inflation data for June as they look to judge whether the Federal Reserve is likely to cut ...

Government spending - in the U.S., Europe and China - as well the possibility of Federal Reserve rate cuts is driving the latest boost to S&P 500 price targets. BNP Paribas Exane lifted its year-end ...

Strategists at RBC Capital Markets have pushed back their expected timing for when the Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates, citing a few things that need to be in place before the ...

The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.

Larry McDonald, the author of a book about the financial crisis, flagged some bank loans and the threat of resurgent ...