That caution dominated the Fed’s meeting this week, when officials opted to again extend a pause in interest rate cuts. Jerome H. Powell, the chair, stressed that the economic backdrop was so ...

The Fed said it will maintain the federal funds rate at its current range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it's been parked since the central bank last moved to lower short-term rates in December.

Additionally, the Fed's influence on monetary policy impacts other decisions related to pricing, supply chain management and where to invest profits. The federal funds rate is one tool the Federal ...

The Fed was nearly certain to keep its rate unchanged before its latest policy meeting Wednesday. Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials have signaled that they want to see how the duties ...

The White House had been pushing for a rate cut. With inflation not far from the Fed's 2% target for now, Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that the Fed could reduce its rate.

More “total stiff.” The Fed’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee released its decision to hold rates steady at 4.25% to 4.5% at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday following its two-day monetary ...

Watch Powell’s remarks in our player above. The Fed kept its rate at 4.3 percent for the third straight meeting, after cutting it three times in a row at the end of last year. Many economists ...

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates at the target range of 4.25% to 4.5% at the conclusion of its May meeting. The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee noted that "the risks of higher ...

Trump has called on the Fed to lower rates ... "Life moves pretty fast." The rate decision arrives days after fresh data showed robust job growth in April. Despite flagging consumer sentiment ...

The Fed kept its rate at 4.3% for the third straight meeting, after cutting it three times in a row at the end of last year. Many economists and Wall Street investors still expect the Fed will ...