The Fed controls one interest rate: the federal funds rate, the short-term rate banks use to borrow from each other. The ...
But we're talking about a hike from the 6.08% recent low that ... The risk, as some economists see it, is that the Fed could have to switch course sometime later next year and end its rate ...
U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due later in the ...
Using language similar to its September statement, when it cut its policy rate by 50 bps at the beginning of its easing ...
The global monetary easing cycle ground along in October, with central banks across developed and emerging economies lowering ...
Fed cuts rates by 0.25%, emphasizes data-driven approach for future decisions. Market predicts another cut in Dec. meeting.
The Fed (and other central banks) influences employment and inflation primarily by using monetary policy tools to control the availability and cost of credit in the economy.
Mega-cap giants worth a combined $12 trillion report earnings, while key economic data could prompt another recalibration of ...