Timing the Fed rate cuts: Here's what to know

The recent inflation and jobs data were supposed to bridge the gap for the Fed over the direction of interest rates. But the ...

Fed's Goolsbee: 'Several' rate cuts possible this year if inflation gets on track to 2%

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve could approve "several more" interest rate cuts ...

Warsh says AI could help the Fed lower interest rates. Disagreements are already brewing

Advances in AI are unlikely to push down interest rates in the short term, a key Federal Reserve official said Tuesday — a stark contrast to Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s plan for slashing borrowing ...

Fed holds key interest rate steady as economic view improves

Meeting market expectations, the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep its key interest rate in a range ...

Fed holds interest rates steady, taking a pause from rate cuts to assess the economy

The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still ...

Trump’s Fed chair pick argues there’s one key reason to lower interest rates. But is it a convincing one?

Fed chair nominees Kevin Warsh has to convince his colleagues — some of whom are still concerned about inflation — that ...

The AI boom isn’t a reason to cut rates, says Fed Gov. Barr

The White House has argued that a surge in productivity driven by artificial intelligence will give the central bank room to ...

Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed

January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady ...

The Fed will cut interest rates ‘a whole bunch of times…substantially more than two’ – Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn

David Einhorn, founder of Greenlight Capital, predicted the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates “substantially more than ...

Fed's interest rate pause bolstered by jobs data, but concerns linger

By Ann Saphir Feb 11 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers look likely to keep interest rates on hold for longer after ...
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How does the Fed actually change interest rates?

Monetary policy doesn’t just happen by magic. Instead, Fed employees in New York are carrying it out through open market ...

Trump ramps up Fed rate cut pressure after strong jobs, inflation reports

President Trump and top White House officials are ramping up pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after two surprisingly strong economic reports. Data released by the Labor Department ...