Ken McElroy discusses how the Fed's funds rate impacts the GDP. He explains how reducing the rate in 2020 created an economic ...

From Tuesday through Thursday, the S&P 500 clocked three new record highs during the trading week ending Friday, 15 August ...

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Hedge funds bought U.S. stocks at the fastest pace in seven weeks during the week to ...

A Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September, the first this year, followed perhaps by another before year-end remains ...

It’s not every week that sees a Federal Reserve development set to shape America for years to come. But two developments ...

Wall Street will be listening closely to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech Friday at the Jackson Hole economic policy summit, where he could signal whether the central bank is ready to cut ...

The Fed is hesitant to change interest rates largely due to one factor uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs. The ...

Futures markets are also expecting a rate cut. Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at nearly 96%, ...

The highest federal funds rate was 20% in 1980 due to double-digit inflation. Between 1971 and 2021, the rate averaged 5.51% Now for the big question – what do higher interest rates mean for you?

The federal funds rate, and interest rates across the country, will increase again as the Federal Reserve seeks to bring down record-high inflation.