If it was so simple, they would just do it,” Norbert Michel, a vice president at the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute, said of lowering prices.

The US Federal Reserve is set to announce its first monetary policy decision of 2025 on Wednesday (January 29) with ...

Since officials first cut rates in September, inflation has made uneven progress back down toward the central bank’s target.

Federal Reserve officials are expected to leave interest rates steady when they emerge from their first policy meeting of the ...

The U.S. central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady as officials weigh a solid economy and rising inflation risks ...

The question is why. An increase sometimes suggests investors foresee a robust period of long-term growth that might require ...

In its first key decision of President Donald Trump’s second term, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to hit pause on rate cuts Wednesday.

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The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, with investors on edge for hints of how ...

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is widely considered the best gauge for the overall U.S. stock market. The index surged 23% in ...

John P. Hussman, who correctly called the 2000 and 2008 declines, said a recession might hit the U.S. economy as soon as in ...

After three interest rate cuts in a row, the US Federal Reserve is expected to take a breather on Wednesday and signal it ...