The federal funds rate and mortgage interest rates are often expected to move together, but they haven’t lately. Here’s why.

Officials cut rates at their previous three meetings before taking a pause.

Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation ...

After three cuts at the end of last year, Federal Reserve officials paused rate moves as they weigh a solid economy and ...

Consumers and traders are waiting to learn if the Fed’s pause is a one-meeting hold or the start of a longer stretch.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central ...

The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to keep its overnight bank lending rate where it is — following a full percentage ...

Fielding a range of questions about the imprint of the Trump administration on the U.S. central bank, Federal Reserve Chair ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and ...

Policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged amid signs that the economy is humming along, defying the president’s ...

Investors react to the Federal Reserve's policy decision and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference, as well as results ...

The central bank’s decision to pause at its first meeting of 2025 followed a series of cuts that began in September to ...