Live updates: Powell says tariff uncertainty looms as Fed holds rates

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, to testify in the House for a second day. His questioning about the global financial system comes the same day the ... Read More

Fed meeting live updates: Traders await insight from Powell on next rate cut, tariff impact

The central bank is expected to hold steady on rates, keeping them at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%. What Fed Chair Jerome Powell says at his presser will be key. Read More

US Fed Meeting Highlights: Powell-led FOMC holds rates steady; S&P 500 closes higher in volatile session

The S&P 500 edged higher in volatile trading on Wednesday (May 7) after the US Federal Reserve flagged rising risks of both an economic slowdown and elevated inflation. The benchmark index closed up 0 ... Read More

Fed meeting coverage: Powell, not rates, makes the spotlight

The Federal Reserve will more than likely hold interest rates steady at its May 7-8 policy meeting. Still, all eyes are on Chair Jerome Powell’s comments on the state of the America market, inflation, ... Read More

May Fed Meeting: Updates and Commentary

Fed meeting came and went with little fanfare as Fed Chair Powell & Co. stuck to their data-dependent script toward interest rates amid tariff uncertainty. Read More

Fed Doesn’t Cut Interest Rates Again—Despite Trump’s Demands—As It Warns Of Higher Unemployment Risk

The Fed is in a “good place to wait and see” before moving on interest rates, Powell said Wednesday. “We don't think we need to be in a hurry. We think we can ... Read More

Fed holds rates steady, warns of stagflation risks

Fed officials opted Wednesday to hold interest rates steady as President Donald Trump’s tariffs unsettle the US economy. Read More

Fed Meeting Live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says They Are 'Not In a Hurry' Amid Uncertainty

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Welcome to Investopedia's live blog of the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee meeting. Here, we will bring you the latest news on the Fed's decision, explain what it ... Read More

Fed’s Latest Rate Cut Was a ‘Closer Call,’ Powell Says

“We see the risks as two-sided,” Powell said in a news conference after the rate decision ... Fed officials don’t think further cooling in the jobs market is necessary to get inflation down ... Read More

Live: Fed's Powell says inflation likely to go up as cost of US tariffs makes its way to consumers

Farouq is a Live Page Journalist, covering Reuters international news stories. He previously worked as a correspondent on the UK Breaking News ... United Statescategory US Chief Justice Roberts ... Read More

Fed Meeting: Interest-Rate Decision, Economic Projections, Powell's Speech, and What Else to Expect

Pricing on Tuesday implied a greater-than 60% likelihood of a jumbo cut ... meeting on Tuesday, with an interest-rate decision due on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Fed chair Jerome Powell ... Read More

Fed goes with half-point interest rate cut. What that means.

Fed Governor Michelle Bowman was the lone dissenter, preferring a quarter-point cut. At a news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell ... Fed’s decision lowers its benchmark short-term rate to ... Read More