As the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide whether to lower interest rates, as is expected, even lay people have their eyes on an institution that is considered among the most powerful in ...

However, the Federal Reserve is much more than that. The Federal Reserve ensures the smooth operation of the banking system and guides the nation's economy by managing U.S. currency and by ...

and author of The Great Recession 'As the Federal Reserve system approaches its 100-year anniversary in 2013, interest in reviewing and evaluating its history and performance increases. This volume ...

The Federal Reserve today made its final interest rate decision of 2024, capping a year during which the central bank ...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut borrowing costs when it meets Wednesday, and officials could shed light on how recent economic data might affect their decisions on interest rates in the ...

The Federal Reserve's policy committee kicked off its two-day meeting Tuesday amid expectations the central bank will cut ...

The Fed sets monetary policy “for the benefit of all Americans at all times, not for any particular political party or ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to lower its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points, but said it plans fewer cuts in 2025.

Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely signal a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year compared with the ...