In recent comments, some Federal Reserve officials have discussed the possibility of lowering the central bank's key interest rate as soon as June.

A rate cut at either the Federal Reserve’s May or June meeting seems more unlikely Thursday after the most prominent dovish ...

CD rates are a product of their economic times, and we're currently in a rosy period. At other times in history, CD rates ...

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Tuesday that with U.S. import tariffs significantly larger than expected and ...

After a prolonged decline, U.S. inflation-adjusted interest rates have increased somewhat since the pandemic—possibly ...

For example, from January through April 2008, the Fed cut the federal funds rate—its main interest rate for adjusting monetary policy—several times, concerned with a slowing economy and rising ...

Though the spending was expected to sunset in the fall, the directive from HHS to cut the funds six months early apparently took state health officials by surprise. The loss of federal funds would ...

Here's how the Fed's rate hike affects specifically credit card APRs, plus how you can avoid being impacted too much. The Fed controls what's called the federal funds rate, or the interest rate ...

“The hurdle to change the federal funds rate one way or the other has increased due to tariffs.” Chair Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank doesn’t need to be in a hurry to make any ...

However, the Federal Reserve aimed to implement a restrictive policy by maintaining the Fed Funds rate above the inflation growth rate for an extended period. This approach is intended to soften ...

which is tied to the level of the federal funds rate. The drawdown of the Fed’s balance sheet has taken central bank holdings from a peak of $9 trillion in 2022 to the current level of $6.8 ...

Virtually since his inauguration, Trump’s been pushing to bend the Fed to his will and help bring down rates. On March 19, ...