A surprise drop in the unemployment rate in December is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course to take a breather from ...

Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman said Friday that given fragility in the labor market, it is too soon for ...

Mortgage rates are more affordable now, but is it worth locking one in before this month's Federal Reserve meeting?

Lower borrowing costs in 2026 may have seemed like a foregone conclusion last month, but a few experts have begun casting doubt on that assumption.

The Fed cut rates again, easing borrowing but squeezing savers. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain actions on ...

John Williams, the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, shared his belief that interest rates are ...

The Federal Open Market Committee, which is the rate-setting body of the Federal Reserve, voted to cut interest rates by a quarter-point at its December 2025 meeting. While the reduction of the ...

In early December, the Federal Reserve wrapped up the year with another quarter-point rate cut, the third of the year. This rate cut was welcome news for borrowers, as it helped drive down interest ...

Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect loans, savings accounts and investments—and what financial moves to consider Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace ...

Analysts say there’s more ambiguity than usual when it comes to reading the Fed tea leaves. Money; Getty Images The Federal Reserve delivered Wall Street the holiday gift of a rate cut late last year, ...

The next chair of the Federal Reserve might already be a disappointment to President Donald Trump – even before they’re named. Trump has demanded aggressive cuts to interest rates next year, but ...