Here's where the economy stands as the Fed makes its interest rate decision

More jobs, growing GDP and continued uncertainty about tariffs. Here's how that could impact the Fed's interest rate decision this week. Read More

Did the Fed cut interest rates Wednesday? No, but here's when they might

Interest rates for credit cards to mortgages have jumped since the Fed began fighting inflation in 2022. Here's where experts think rates are headed. Read More

The Fed’s Interest-Rate Decision and 3 Other Key Pieces of Economic Data to Watch

The Federal Open Market Committee will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday before announcing the federal-funds rate target range, which has sat at 4.25% to 4.5% since December. The decision will go public ... Read More

Where Is the Economy Going? A ‘Monster Week’ of News Could Help Decide.

This week will bring a flood of data that will help clarify the path the economy is on right now: major reports on gross domestic product, consumer spending and prices, and, perhaps most important, ... Read More

Key week for the economy as the Federal Reserve makes latest decision on interest rates amid Trump criticism

Trump has been loudly and angrily calling for the Fed to cut interest rates but Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been insisting he wants to wait for more data about how tariffs are affecting the economy ... Read More

The Two Months That Will Test Whether the Fed Called the Economy Right

Fed chair Jerome Powell is keeping his options wide open for the September meeting, promising little while ruling out nothing. Read More

Takeaways from the Fed’s latest decision, which got pushback from officials siding with Trump

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting as it remains under intense pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies to lower borrowing ... Read More

Trump Hasn't Made The Fed Cut Interest Rates, But The Economy Might

In Powell's view, the Fed is further from its goal on inflation than that of the job market, which means the Fed must keep rates high. Change that equation, though, and the Fed could quickly begin to ... Read More

Fed Holds Rates Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, despite rare dissent among policymakers. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the board has “made no decisions” on cutting rates at its next meeting. Read More

Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job ...

Most central bank officials who have spoken have signaled no interest in changing the Fed’s 4.25% to 4.5% interest rate target now as inflation remains above target, the economy is generally ... Read More

The Economy Is Slowing. Why That Won’t Spook the Fed—but Will Support Stocks.

The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3% over the three months ending in June. That figure was better than Wall Street’s 2.4% forecast, and a sharp reversal of the 0.5% contraction recorded ... Read More