Monetary policy, to be clear, is set by a committee of Fed officials. The chair doesn’t unilaterally set policy rates.

U.S. stocks slumped on Tuesday under the weight of another jump for the price of oil. It was a return to form for financial ...

The Federal Reserve is set to make another decision about interest rates on Wednesday. Experts believe they'll hold rates ...

The US central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday after its key policy meeting, as officials gauge the ...

The Fed is broadly seen holding policy steady at this week’s FOMC meeting. Disappointed markets might punish stocks and the ...

U.S. interest rates look too high, relative to inflation. A compelling argument can be made that U.S. interest rates ...

Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts ...

U.S. stocks are falling following signals that one of the economy’s main engines, spending by households, is weakening while ...

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, about 1 in 4 people with student loan accounts were more than 90 days ...

Heightened uncertainty over tariffs, the direction of oil prices and their impacts on inflation is giving way to a risk that ...

This week’s Federal Reserve meeting isn’t expected to pack much drama. With uncertainty about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on inflation and the economy still elevated, ...

The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.