The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select ...

President Trump seeks to leverage fiscal policy to influence the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates. By pursuing $1 ...

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a new hike of interest rates for the fourth time this year, this time at 75 basis points (0.75%). The recent interest rate hikes have been part of the ...

Trump could order the Treasury Department to start buying mortgage-backed securities, like when the Federal Reserve bought ...

Personal consumption expenditures inflation rose 0.3% in January for an annual rate of 2.5%, the Bureau of Economic Analysis ...

The Federal Reserve serves a number of functions to help the U.S. economy operate efficiently. But when it comes to how the ...

Bank of America expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady this year and into next year, CEO Brian Moynihan ...

When inflation started surging in the wake of the pandemic, it put a lot of Americans in a tough financial spot. And while ...

The Federal Reserve is being cautious about changing interest rates due to uncertainty surrounding inflation and the impact ...

Explore how the Federal Reserve's policies, excess reserves, and economic shifts impact inflation risks and financial ...