A chart shwoing the Federal funds target rate having decreased to 5.0 percent from 5.5 percent and what 19 Fed officials think ... high this afternoon, and the index is now up roughly 0.5 percent ...

And in six of the last seven cycles, the outperformance is more pronounced, particularly following the Fed's first rate cut. The chart above ... fund that tracks an index of Treasurys with ...

The S&P 500 posted its best gain on a Fed rate decision day since July, according to FactSet data. Wall Street’s fear gauge, the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, fell almost 10% at one point on ...

Fed officials noted, “Uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased. The Committee is attentive to the risks to both ...

A line chart showing the Atlanta Fed's home ownership affordability index, which has dropped to levels not seen since the mid-2000 housing bubble. A Fed interest rate cut will do little to change ...

A line chart that compares key inflation metrics over the past five years. The Fed had kept ... show the annual rate of increase in the personal consumption expenditures price index falling ...

Investors swept the index lower after the Fed chopped down the fed funds rate by a half-point to 4.75%-5% as policymakers worked to mitigate risks to the broader U.S. economy from a slowing labor ...

Higher inflation typically would lead the Fed to keep its key rate elevated, or even raise rates. On the other hand, slower growth and higher unemployment would often cause the Fed to cut rates to ...

The inflation report likely cements the case for a rate cut at the Fed ... A bar chart showing the June-to-July changes in a selection of categories of the Consumer Price Index, adjusted for ...